Why Scotland's cinematic Moray coast made it a perfect location to shoot The Odyssey

The Odyssey’s production in Scotland spotlights how the cinematic Moray coast became a fitting setting for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation. The article describes the landscape near Inverness—sand dunes, shingle bars, pine-edged marshes and sandstone skerries—where tides and mist shape a remote beach environment. It notes that actors Matt Damon, Zendaya and Tom Holland reportedly filmed last summer in local beaches and fishing villages, even though Moray is less prominent domestically than places like the Isle of Skye or the North Coast 500 route. The story links regional lore to Homeric themes, referencing the “Atlantis of the North” at Culbin Sands, which includes an RSPB reserve where Damon’s Odysseus confronts the giant-like Laestrygonians. It also recounts that a settlement existed until 1694 when a sandstorm buried it overnight, with locals blaming either a witch’s curse or a bargain gone wrong.