Who was the production designer for The Odyssey?

The production designer for The Odyssey is Ruth De Jong.

A production designer leads the visual development of a film’s physical world. That work includes the look of sets, locations, architecture, props and the broader visual logic that helps a director turn a screenplay into a coherent environment. For a mythic epic such as The Odyssey, the role is especially demanding because the design must suggest an ancient world while also serving large-scale action and practical filmmaking.

De Jong is an American art director and production designer whose credits include Jordan Peele’s Us and Nope, Paul Thomas Anderson’s films, and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Her work on Oppenheimer earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Production Design, making her a natural collaborator for another Nolan project.

A common mix-up is Nathan Crowley, Patrice Vermette or Sarah Greenwood. All are prominent production designers, but they are associated with other major films. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shapes how The Odyssey is photographed; De Jong is responsible for the designed world in front of the camera.