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Cillian Murphy has addressed not being cast in Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming epic The Odyssey.
The project is an adaptation of the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, and features an all-star cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron, and follows Odysseus’ ten-year journey home after the Trojan War.
Murphy has appeared in six Nolan films, most recently 2023’s Oppenheimer, which scored both Oscars at last year’s ceremony. He won’t, however, be appearing in The Odyssey, which he addressed while speaking at Variety‘s Toronto Film Festival studio recently.
“Is there a trailer?” he asked, saying he hadn’t yet seen it. Back in July, a trailer did appear in cinemas, but not online, so as to encourage fans to go to the cinema to see it. The preview featured Holland’s character, Telemachus, asking about the whereabouts of his father, Damon’s Odysseus.
“I have ROMO,” he joked. “‘Relief of missing out’. No, I can’t wait to see it. If any director in the world could tackle ‘The Odyssey,’ it’s going to be Christopher Nolan. I am so excited to see it. He is one in a million. He’s been a huge part of my life as an actor. I can’t wait to see what he does with it.”
Murphy was also asked about the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie, but kept all details under wraps, saying: “I can’t tell you.”
So far, what we do know is that production started at the end of September and wrapped at the end of last year, and, according to a post on social media from hair and makeup designer Nadia Stacey, the film could be called The Immortal Man.
Back in February, Knight said the Peaky Blinders film would be released “in about a year”.
Details about the plot are currently under wraps but Knight has promised that “it will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story. No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war.”
“I think the film is gonna be a step up again, and it’s gonna be great that Peaky fans can meet in one place and watch it,” he told NME earlier this year. “The budget will be bigger, but also because we know we’re ending this chapter, we’re all going to try to do our best.”
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