Christopher Nolan Was Hired as Troy Director Years Before 'Odyssey'

Christopher Nolan confirmed to Empire Magazine (via World of Reel ) that Warner Bros. originally hired him to direct its swords-and-sandals epic “Troy,” more than two decades before Nolan would mount his adaptation of Homer’s “ The Odyssey .” The events depicted in the former movie factor into the latter, which is why the Oscar winner told the publication mounting his film version of “The Odyssey” did not come out of nowhere despite some fans being surprised Nolan would want to tackle Homer’s Greek epic.

“I was originally hired by Warner Bros. to direct ‘Troy.’ Wolfgang [Petersen] had developed it, and so when the studio decided not to proceed with his superhero movie [‘Batman Vs Superman’], he wanted it back,” Nolan said. “At the end of the day, it was a world that I was very inter