Benny Safdie
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Benjamin Safdie is an American filmmaker and actor, most known for his film collaborations with his elder brother, Josh, in Heaven Knows What, Good Time, which he also starred in, and Uncut Gems.
Safdie in 2026
Safdie holding his Silver Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival
Safdie the 2025 Venice Film Festival
The Odyssey (2026 film)
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The Odyssey is a 2026 epic action fantasy film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. An adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey, it st
Benny Safdie
…Oppenheimer (2023) and Happy Gilmore 2 (2025). In 2026, he voiced Bowser Jr. in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and portrayed Agamemnon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Safdie's parents are Amy and Alberto Safdie. He is of Syrian Jewish descent on his father's side, and Ashkenazi Jewish descent on his mother's side…
Theatrical release poster
Director, writer, and producer Christopher Nolan at the film's premiere in New York City
Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son, 1819–1823, inspired the depiction of the Cyclops.
The Odyssey was the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX 70 mm film cameras; a soundproof blimp (pictured) was specially constructed to mute the camera's sound during dialogue scenes.