Tom Cruise has shared his enthusiastic reaction to Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film The Odyssey, praising the director’s latest epic after attending an early IMAX 70mm screening.
The actor, who has become one of Hollywood’s strongest advocates for the theatrical experience, celebrated the film on social media just ahead of its official theatrical release.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cruise thanked Nolan, producer Emma Thomas, and the entire production team following the screening, adding to the growing excitement surrounding one of 2026’s biggest releases.
Tom Cruise applauds Christopher Nolan’s latest epic
Posting a photo of himself outside an IMAX 70mm theater while holding a movie ticket, Cruise wrote, ”
Wow! To Chris, Emma, and ALL of your brilliant cast and crew. Thank you for an amazing night in a movie theater. I can’t wait to see it again!”
The praise reflects Cruise’s well-known commitment to preserving the theatrical moviegoing experience. Although he and Nolan have never worked together, both filmmakers have consistently encouraged audiences to experience major films on the biggest screens possible.
The Odyssey adapts Homer’s legendary Greek epic and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, whose perilous journey home after the Trojan War forms one of literature’s greatest adventures. The film also features Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, alongside Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Charlize Theron, Travis Scott, and several other high-profile actors.
Universal Pictures has also promoted the production as the first feature film shot entirely with IMAX 70mm film cameras, making it a landmark technical achievement.
