What Emily Wilson has said about The Odyssey (2026 film)
3 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 12, 2026
Emily Wilson, Classicist and translator, the first woman to translate Homer's Odyssey into English, has been quoted on The Odyssey (2026 film) 3 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on July 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Wilson predicts some moviegoers will go back to the original poem after seeing the film and welcomes that.
“some proportion of the people who go to the movie will then turn back to the original poem, which I think is great”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 41:28
Wilson says Matt Damon would not have been her first pick for Odysseus but expects him to do well.
“I don't think he was Christopher Nolan's first pick. He wouldn't have been my first pick, but I think he'll do a great job”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 42:08
Wilson calls purist criticism of the adaptation muddle-headed, noting the Homeric poems were already adapted for performance in antiquity.
“I mean, I think it's pretty muddle-headed, really. Already in antiquity, the Homeric poems were adapted for performance”
The Daily: What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything. (Jul 12, 2026) · Listen from 43:08
Episodes
What’s Epic About the ‘Odyssey’? Everything.The Daily · Jul 12, 2026 · 51 min
Natalie Kitroeff talks with translator Emily Wilson and novelist Madeline Miller about the Odyssey ahead of Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.
Others on The Odyssey (2026 film)
- Sean Fennessey · 2 quotes
- Dominic Sandbrook · 2 quotes
- Christopher Nolan · 2 quotes
- Tom Holland · 2 quotes
- Chris Ryan · 1 quote
- Matt Damon · 1 quote
- Madeline Miller · 1 quote
Emily Wilson on other topics
- Slavery in ancient Greece · 2 quotes
- Literary translation · 2 quotes
- Xenia (ancient Greek hospitality) · 1 quote
- Telemachus · 1 quote
- Penelope · 1 quote
- Greek mythology · 1 quote
- Odysseus · 1 quote
- Online misogyny and trolling · 1 quote