Hollywood-headquartered Post Logic has closed its Santa Monica visual effects unit Creo Collective. Creo had been winding down operations since the beginning of the year, and wrapped its final job over the past couple of weeks…..Word is that director Eden Diebel, formerly of bicoastal HKM Productions, has come aboard Great Guns: USA, Santa Monica, for spot representation….Director Alex Proyas is back from a two-year hiatus on the feature film I Robot and is again taking on spots via bicoastal/international Chelsea Pictures–the first being for Goodyear via Leagas Delaney…..The Film, Recording and Entertainment Council (FREC) has launched in Florida. The collective of recording, post, film, TV, radio, production, graphics and other creative companies is primarily from South Florida and hopes to promote economic development for the industry in that region. The group’s Web site address is www.frecouncil.org….At press time, Los Angeles was about to unveil a Film Inventory Management System Web site that will enable users to access info about lesser known lensing locations throughout the city….
Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Is Based On “The Odyssey”
Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning "Oppenheimer" with a true epic: Homer's "The Odyssey." It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday.
Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a "mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology." It will also be the first time that an adaptation of Homer's saga will play on IMAX film screens.
Nolan has been an IMAX enthusiast for years, going back to "The Dark Knight," and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras. For "Oppenheimer," the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed. Nolan hasn't said specifically what the new technology for "The Odyssey" will be, but earlier this month he told The Associated Press that they're in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production.
"They have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work," Nolan said. "It's wonderful to see innovation in the celluloid film arena still happening and happening at the highest level possible."
"The Odyssey" will be Nolan's second collaboration with Universal Pictures following "Oppenheimer," which earned nearly $1 billion at the box office and won the filmmaker his first Oscars, including for best director and best picture. Rumors about his next project have been swirling ever since, with near-daily speculations about plot — none of which turned out to be true — and casting. While there are many reports about actors joining the ensemble, none has been officially confirmed by the studio.
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