Some of the Scottish locations used in the upcoming Christopher Nolan blockbuster 'The Odyssey'.placeholder image
Some of the Scottish locations used in the upcoming Christopher Nolan blockbuster 'The Odyssey'. | Getty Images/Google Maps/Canva

The Odyssey Scottish Filming Locations: Here are 10 pictures of places in Scotland used in Christopher Nolan's new fantasy action blockbuster - from Buckie to Findlater Castle

Scots may find some of the scenes in one of the most highly-anticipated film of the year somewhat familiar.

Scotland has become a popular filming spot for Hollywood in recent year - from The Avengers, Batman and Spider-man, to Frankenstein, James Bond and Indiana Jones, everywhere from Waverley Station to Glencoe has popped up in the background of the biggest of big screen blockbusters.

This year it will be standing in for some of the most famous locations in Greek mythology in director Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey.

It tells the story of Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the decade-long Trojan War.

Coming after Nolan’s hugely successful Oscar-dominating biopic Oppenheimer, it is expected to keep multiplexes packed for weeks over the summer.

The world premiere of the film takes place in London this evening (Monday, July 6) with many of the impressive cast in attendance - including the likes of Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya and Charlize Theron.

Nolan travelled the world to make the film, with parts shot in Morocco, Greece, Italy, Iceland, and Western Sahara and the USA.

And several scenes were also set in Scotland, with many of those famous faces seen around the Moray coast during filming.

Here are the places to look out for when settling down in your local cinema to watch the film.

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