Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey will be an expensive production, and according to a recent report from Variety, will spend some of its time in Sicily, on an island that shares history with the iconic story the film is based on.

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

Christopher Nolan upcoming feature will film in part on the Sicilian "Goat Island", which is a location from the original Greek legend.

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,

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” will be partly filmed in Sicily which, according to scholars, was a location for Ulysses’ wanderings in the epic composed by Homer around 8th century BCE.

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,