Christopher Nolan is taking his Odyssey crew to the real Goat Island
Homer supposedly envisioned his epic hero landing on the real-life Sicilian isle.
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There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world right now, but one thing remains sure: Christopher Nolan is always gonna Christopher Nolan. Surprise, surprise, the director who once blew up a real 747 and bragged about recreating a nuclear explosion without the help of CGI is going for hyper-realism even in his adaptation of mythical epic The Odyssey. Figuring out how to film an authentic Cyclops or turn a man into an actual pig will likely take a bit more brainstorming, but for now, Nolan is doing the next best (or at least in the vague ballpark of best) thing: filming on the island Homer supposedly envisioned his mythic hero landing.