5 Mythical Tales That Need the Big-Screen Treatment After Christopher Nolan’sThe Odyssey

There ’s a very specific niche of Grecian mythology geek who think about the immortal and goddess at least once a day . Yes , it ’s our Roman Empire , and with the word thatChristopher Nolan(Interstellar)is going to meticulously assemble the sublime myth ofThe Odysseyfor the big screen with quite the epic cast , we ’re so ready for it to be our time .

Most recently , we ’ve gotten a smattering of adaption here and there — bragging swings resulting in misses , like Netflix’sKaosstarring Jeff Goldblum as Zeus ( which was ahead of its fourth dimension ) , and small swings that have sling new visions of the Persephone and Hades myth to great heights , as seen inRachel Smythe’sLore Olympusand theHades video biz . Many of the tales ’ original texts have been revisited and reinterpreted from the patriarchal - lean translations ; there ’s also a trend of turning to other versions of the myths that have long existed but have n’t been as widely tell , make for new fundament to the stories we thought we knew . For one , Persephone get more agency as the Queen of the Underworld by selection has been a popularly embraced take on her traditional knowledge . And we ’re ready see it materialize more often along with other favorites .

Hades and Persephone

Revisiting the narrative of Hades , the ruler of the Underworld , and his Queen Persephone , goddess of Spring , has become a pop ducky in the YA romantic literature crowd . It garneredLore Olympusa huge following both in digital downloads on Webtoon and in physical print . Really it ’s all thanks to its creator Rachel Smythe ’s magnificently artful comedian , which retold the couple ’s courting as a sports meeting - cute through Persephone ’s genus Lens as she fell in love with Hades , welcome her fate volitionally . And there ’s of class the gambling gang , who are obsessed with their desperate kids : son Zagreus ( the main lineament in Supergiant Games ’ firstHadesrelease ) and daughter Melinoe ( who leadsHades II ) .

Both property draw from unearthed texts that give different interpretations of Hades and Persephone ’s stories about their matrimony and the children they had that controvert the stories as they ’ve long been say . You know the one , where he stole her from her mother , and allow her come back to earth in the saltation . We prefer a Persephone with agency and would love to see her news report on screenland as she flummox her baron and has her super - powered kids . For now we wait on the Jim Henson Company ’s animated adjustment ofLore Olympus , but the vamper Webtoon did with Sydney Sweeney(Immaculate)makes us bid for a live - natural process movie too .

Orpheus and Eurydice

Most lately pick up in Netflix’sKaosas the uniting core story in the affairs between the gods and person , the birdcall of Orpheus and Eurydice is a tragic one if you recall . The waft ’s try at a modern day re - singing of the myth of Mount Olympus gave it a satisfying modification , but the nature of the real news report ’s moral is what outlasts all other endeavour at update it .

That ’s why we hope that the microscope stage melodious adaptationHadestown(there he is again , the villain world-beater ) is the next big musical to hit flick screens . Anaïs Mitchell ’s concept album get the Broadway intervention by show director Rachel Chavkin , and it debuted at a meter that could not be more timely for the myth ’s topic of survival of the fittest , division , and sacrifice . It also starredPenny Dreadful‘s Reeve Carney and breakthrough performer Eva Noblezada(Yellow Rose),who could still star in a big CRT screen version of this if it sustain tight - tracked . Their performances as Orpheus and Eurydice are so beloved , they and the original cast arereprising their purpose in an forthcoming West End run , which will allegedly be filmed . So at least there ’s that ! On the indie radarStranger Thingsstar Sadie Sink is starring in a post - revelatory , gender - crumpled take on the myth calledOdessafor Hulu .

Hercules

The first matter I breathed a sigh of sculptural relief about when the Russo Brothers move back to Marvel involvedDisney ’s upcoming live - legal action adjustment ofHercules — with the hope that Guy Ritchie drops out of it too . If the studio can strike now before it ’s too tardily , it would be smart to pick up a two for one withWicked’sJon M. Chu as director and Ariana Grande as Megara . We ’d be seated and quick just as long as that is done correctly , along with hurl the good three-fold - threat Black actresses and vocalist for the muses .

Now I know you ’re wonder why I ’m specifically tattle about Disney’sHerculesand not Hercules and his 10 tasks ordered by the god . Well , do you rememberHerculesstarring Dwayne Johnson ? OrThe Legend of HerculesstarringTwilight‘s Kellan Lutz ? Nope ? on the dot . I do think the song of the Disney classic , and with Chu ’s hand , more of Hunk - ules ’ legend could be used to expand the fib , just like the director did withWicked .

Eros and Psyche

The Greek myth of Eros ( Cupid ) and Psyche is jolly much the blueprint for all versions of the Beauty and the Beast report archetypes . Beautiful missy is transmit by family or townsfolk to take upkeep of a scary monster who stop up treating her better than they did , and they get jealous ; oddity get the best of her and the monster is revealed to be god - tier spicy … or , you know , a real god . The actual myth has more tragedy — and again , we loved the stratum it was presented with inLore Olympus , which encourage Psyche ’s heroism as a major factor in her role . We ’d like to see this myth taken back to its roots as a essence love fib for a newfangled series ; thinkBridgertonbut make it Hellenic myths in the ancient times with elaborated costuming .

Medusa

Justice for Medusa ! For whatever ground , Medusa keeps getting featured in adjustment such asKaosas a small side character or antagonist , which gratefully was remedied in favor of her being limn with more complexity inPercy Jacksonand the Olympianson Disney+ . Her storey as a bare freak to kill on some other gentleman’s gentleman ’s quest need theWickedtreatment ; she does n’t have to be a dupe of circumstance but a powerful figure who can stone the patriarchy . And she need to have her fib re - assure .

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