First tickets to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey sell out – a year before its 2026 release

The blockbuster adaptation of Homer's epic has not finished filming and has no official runtime. But super fans - and scalpers - already have seats

The first tickets to Christopher Nolan's take on Homer's Odyssey have gone on sale - before he's even finished filming it and a year before the film is even out, in what is likely the longest pre-sale in cinematic history.

The Odyssey, which stars Matt Damon as the cunning Odysseus as he fights his way home after the end of the Trojan war, will be released on 17 July 2026. But on Thursday, Imax released tickets to the first screenings at the 26 Imax cinemas around the world that have the staff and equipment required to project in 1570 format.