‘Fascinating and smart’: Christopher Nolan interview with China podcaster praised for depth

A deep-dive interview between filmmaker Christopher Nolan and Chinese doctoral student podcaster Zhongshu about his new film, The Odyssey, has gone viral worldwide, amassing over 20 million views. Building on his Oscar-winning success with Oppenheimer, Nolan has turned his attention to Homer’s Odyssey, a cornerstone of Western literature. His latest film chronicles the Greek hero Odysseus as he embarks on a prolonged journey home to Ithaca following the Trojan War, while his wife and son fend...

By Zoey Zhang