The Odyssey storms the global box office
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opened to $263.8 million worldwide, the director's biggest global debut, according to figures cited by ABC News reporting dated July 22, 2026. The film, adapted from Homer's epic and starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, Zendaya as Athena and Anne Hathaway as Penelope, debuted at number one in Australia with a $13.4 million opening weekend, a 2026 local record. The Odyssey holds a 95 percent critics' rating and a 97 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and has overtaken Oppenheimer to become the biggest-grossing film ever at IMAX Melbourne, the Southern Hemisphere's only IMAX 70mm venue for the title. Film academic Dr Dan Hepburn said Nolan had joined the ranks of "Stanley Kubrick, David Lean, Denis Villeneuve, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch," while IMAX Melbourne general manager Jeremy Fee credited the film with bringing audiences back to cinemas.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer teases Hulk clash
The final trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day was released, revisiting Peter Parker's emotional arc following No Way Home and teasing a confrontation between Spider-Man and a furious Hulk ahead of the film's release, India Today reported on July 22, 2026. The trailer positions the upcoming entry as a continuation of the character thread established in the previous Spider-Man installment.
Kore-eda discusses Sheep in the Box
In an interview published by Flickering Myth on July 22, 2026, director Hirokazu Kore-eda said his new film Sheep in the Box uses AI-generated humanoids as a conduit for exploring grief rather than as a subject in itself. The film stars young actor Rimu Kuwaki and takes its title from a passage in The Little Prince that Kore-eda introduced midway through writing the screenplay, saying it helped structure the family drama. The director framed the project as part of his continuing interest in varied configurations of family, with production design drawing on the actual homes architects build for themselves.
Shuhua lands TIFF Special Presentations slot
(G)I-DLE member Shuhua will make her screen debut and first leading role in Happiness and joyful days, which has been invited to the Special Presentations section of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, running September 10-20, ChosunBiz reported on July 22, 2026. Directed by Feng Ai Fiona Lung, whose first feature American Girl won Golden Horse Awards for best new director, the International Federation of Film Critics prize and an audience award, the film follows two sisters whose daily life is disrupted when a stray cat appears; Shuhua plays the younger sibling Lin Zachi. The artist also remains active with her group, which is scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza Chicago on July 31 and close its world tour with two nights at the Galaxy Arena in Macau on August 29-30.
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