Christopher Nolan has said that seeing the original Star Wars 12 times in cinemas shaped his appreciation for films that feel transporting and “otherworldly”. He described his forthcoming adaptation of The Odyssey as an effort to recapture that quality, suggesting the project aims for a large-scale, immersive cinematic experience.

Nolan’s comments link his new film to a formative childhood viewing experience rather than indicating that The Odyssey will resemble Star Wars directly. The film adapts Homer’s ancient Greek epic, following Odysseus’s long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War, giving Nolan material suited to the mythic scale he highlighted.