Christopher Nolan's script manages to tell the vast, five-films-worth story of the Odyssey in just 130 pages while preserving the heart, soul, excitement, and emotional relevance of the original.

1:30the story. You know, for anyone that's familiar with the Odyssey, you know, the kind of ancient text, turning it into a film feels like you'd have to make five films. You know, it's such a vast piece of work. But Chris's ability to to tell that story in 130 pages while maintaining the heart and the soul of what makes the story so exciting, so emotional, so relevant today, I think it's just such a feat.

1:57And for me, you know, it's the first time I'd ever read a Chris Nolan story or script. And >> a fan of the of the other films? >> Oh, of course I was. Yeah, absolutely. >> So, all these kind of tricks with time and with multiple narratives and the idea of people wanting to come home. I mean, in a way, the Odyssey it features all of those

2:16So, it's a kind of perfect match, really, isn't it? >> It does really lend itself to Chris's sensibilities as a filmmaker. You know, Homer definitely is not telling a story in a linear way. It is jumping forwards and backwards in time. >> And it begins with Telemachus, the character that that you you play. I mean, just wondering, before you read the script, how familiar were you with

2:40the story? You kind of read it about it as a child, that kind of thing? >> I mean, I'd say familiar as that I knew that he faced the Cyclops and I kind of knew that the Sirens were mermaids that would sing a song somehow and Yeah, I like I knew that I didn't know how to pronounce Laestrygonians until I made the film. But yeah, I had a I had a

3:01very, very general knowledge. I knew about the suitors, I knew about the stringing of the bow and the challenge that Penelope sets for all of the suitors, but it wasn't until I read the script and then in turn read the poem that I really kind of immersed myself in the text. >> Cuz as you say, I mean, it's literally epic yeah in scale. And I thought what

3:18was stunning about the way that the film is organized is you have all the drama of of your character and Penelope played by Anne Hathaway and the suitors and all of that. And the Trojan War plays a crucial role as well and the the Trojan horse. And it's all done within less than 3 hours. And that is the kind of thing that Hollywood does. So, Hollywood is very good at working on