Christopher Nolan is set to shoot a portion of 'The Odyssey' on the Sicilian island of Favignana which, according to scholars, inspired Homer.

Word’s come in from Variety that Christopher Nolan plans to begin production on The Odyssey in Sicily in roughly two months, specifically on the island of Favignana, known in ancient times as Aegusa,

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s 8th century BCE tale “The Odyssey” will be partly filmed in Sicily reports Variety. Shooting of the Sicilian portion of the film is expected to start in roughly two months on the island of Favignana (aka Goat Island), part of the Egadi archipelago off of Sicily’s north-west coast.

Filming locations for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey have been revealed, and the adaptation will shoot where Homer's epic actually takes place.

Nolan’s Odyssey will reportedly start filming in Sicily in roughly two months on the island of Favignana, known as “goat island” per Variety. Favignana is understood to be the place where Homer wrote that Ulysses and his crew landed,

Dave J Hogan/Getty Images We have new details about Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming adaptation of Homer‘s epic, The Odyssey. The film, which has a star-studded cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland,