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.”

Actor-director Benny Safdie is reuniting with Christopher Nolan for the filmmaker's latest movie, The Odyssey. Safdie, who appeared as physicist Edward Teller in Nolan's Oscar-winning Oppenheimer, joins an all-star Universal Pictures production that includes Matt Damon,

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has a $250 million budget, which is more than twice the $100 million spent on Oppenheimer, making it one of his most expensive films to date. Universal Pictures backed the film with confidence after Oppenheimer grossed $957 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Picture,

Following the success of Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan is moving onto a new project, an adaptation of The Odyssey, which has an exciting update.