News epic With the Animated Epic, More Than One Version of the Odyssey Is Headed to Movie Theaters Face that launched a thousand ships? Nah, tale that launched a billion views. By Molly Templeton | Published on April 23, 2026 Screenshot: Epic Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Epic Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is coming, whether you like the helmets or not. But there is another. The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Epic, the viral hit created by Jorge Rivera-Herrans in his dorm room, is headed to big screens courtesy of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Atlantic Records. Rivera-Herrans’ Epic is a nine-part musical version of Homer’s classic tale, released between 2022 and 2024. It began life as his senior thesis; he posted about the process on TikTok, then began releasing the “sagas” as musicals. (Casting also took place on TikTok.) THR says, “The self-released EPs began hitting the no. 1 spot on iTunes and then no. 1 on the soundtrack charts, where at one point Epic occupied nine out of the top 10 listings.” At one point, The Guardian noted, Epic nudged Taylor Swift out of the top spot on iTunes. The project has literal billions of streams and views. According to THR, “The serialized music format, re-envisioning the classic tale of the war hero’s gods and monsters-filled decades-long journey home to his wife and son through a modern, immersive lens, struck a chord with millennials and Gen Zers, who fell for the influences of musicals, anime and video games. They even got to participate in the worldwide casting process. Fans also created animatics to go with the songs, showcasing a range of styles and genres.” And now it’s evolving into a new form. Epic, the movie, will be animated, and that’s about all that there is to know about it at this point. No director or animation studio has been announced. The project is in “nascent stages,” but with Bruckheimer on board and a huge existing fanbase, it’ll probably begin its next epic journey soon.[end-mark] The post With the Animated <i>Epic</i>, More Than One Version of the <i>Odyssey</i> Is Headed to Movie Theaters appeared first on Reactor.