Benny Safdie is reuniting with Christopher Nolan and joining the cast of “The Odyssey” at Universal, The Wrap has learned. The actor previously appeared as physicist Edward Teller in Nolan’s Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer.”

In the wake of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan could do basically anything. His choice: go full Homer (no, not ‘The Simpsons Movie 2’) with an adaptation of epic Greek poem The Odyssey. It should add a new quiver to the legendary director’s bow – his first swords-and-sandals epic,

After working together on Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan looks to have found a new role for Benny Safdie in his next event film as sources tell Deadline Safdie has joined the ensemble of Universal’s The Odyssey,