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This Star-Studded Movie Cost $40 Million to Make. It Hasn’t Been Released Yet. The Reason Why Is Nefarious.
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Sky News Australia
· Jul 8, 2026
'The Odyssey' savagely mocked for pathetic woke remake
Sky News host Danica De Giorgio reacts to the negative sentiment surrounding Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film ‘The Odyssey’. “Okay, this is how diabolical this has been, the final trailer had more than 500,000 dislikes on YouTube,” Ms De Giorgio said. “90 per cent negative to positive rating, that is absolutely horrendous. “If Hollywood doesn’t start learning the lessons, they’re going to start losing billions and billions of dollars.”
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· Jun 30, 2026
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SB Nation
· Jun 23, 2026
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Intellectual Takeout
· Jul 6, 2026
‘Toy Story 5’ Serves Up Pointlessness Over Nostalgia
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Related coverage for "This Star-Studded Movie Cost $40 Million to Make. It Hasn’t Been Released Yet. The Reason Why Is Nefarious.": Sky News Australia — 'The Odyssey' savagely mocked for pathetic woke remake. Slate Magazine — Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen’s Polyamory Movie Could Have Been Wickedly Fun. Instead, It’s a Total Cop-Out.. Gizmodo — At Least One ‘Masters of the Universe’ Thing Made Money This Summer. SB Nation — Coping with the blockbuster trade that never was. Intellectual Takeout — ‘Toy Story 5’ Serves Up Pointlessness Over Nostalgia. Crooks and Liars — The Art Of The Appallingly Bad Deal