Cate Blanchett hints that her retirement from acting could be on the horizon. Blanchett's career as an actor dates back to the early '90s, with her big break coming later in the decade with Elizabeth (1998), with her role as Elizabeth I earning her an Oscar nomination. In the following years, Blanchett would appear in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and, crucially, as Galadriel in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. More recently, audiences saw Blanchett in Disclaimer (2024), an Apple TV+ miniseries, and Steven Soderbergh's acclaimed Black Bag (2025). 1f48r

Cate Blanchett has proven herself to be one of the most important actors of her generation. Her filmography includes many great movies, and she always adds gravitas to any project she works on. Some of her best work is part of major franchises, including the MCU and The Lord of the Rings. She has collaborated with award-winning directors like Alejandro Iñárritu, Taika Waititi, Guillermo del Toro, and David Fincher, among many others. Blanchett’s range extends from broad comedies to dark and disturbing melodramas.

As one of the most prominent directors of his generation, Christopher Nolan is known for helping to propel more unknown actors to stardom and showing new sides of well-known performers in his movies. Since the news of Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey broke, I've been thinking about what actors he should tap to star in the project. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey already has a stacked cast, with huge names like Zendaya, Matt Damon, and Lupita Nyong'o already attached (via Deadline). However, I know that a sweeping tale like The Odyssey will require a large ensemble cast.