The success of The Odyssey should finally open the gates for The Song of Achilles
This renewed appetite for Greek mythology has us thinking: could this finally be the moment for the story of Achilles and Patroclus to receive the big-screen treatment?
It's shaping up to be a hot Greek epic summer, with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey set to bring plenty of action – and swathes of fit, sweaty men – to the big screen.
Based on Homer's legendary poem, the film follows Odysseus, the renowned Greek king of Ithaca, as he embarks on a perilous journey home to reunite with his wife Penelope and son Telemachus after the Trojan War. But Odysseus’s voyage turns out to be harder than leaving an after-hours Pride party with an open bar.