In Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming movie The Odyssey, due July 17, 2026, the Trojan Horse arrives wrapped in modern rationalism.
Nolan, a director noted for his command of causality and mechanics, saw a narrative problem in the ancient tale: why would the Trojans drag a giant wooden horse inside their city? His solution, shared with evident pride in a Time interview, was to make the horse half-submerged and sinking so the Trojans would rescue it. The Trojan claiming of the Horse became a rescue story, not one of foolishness and hubris.
