Nolan's 'Odyssey' script is 'best I've ever read,' says Tom Holland

With "The Odyssey" and a new "Spider-Man" film, next summer looks set to be the summer of Tom Holland - and the famously boyish and ebullient star can hardly contain his excitement.

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First up will be Christopher Nolan's epic adaptation of "The Odyssey," out mid-July. Holland plays Telemachus, the son of the saga's hero Odysseus and a key character in the Ancient Greek saga.

"The script is the best script I've ever read," said Holland, who recently wrapped filming in locations around the Mediterranean.

The movie is Nolan's followup to "Oppenheimer," and again boasts an A-list cast, including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron - and Zendaya, Holland's fiancee.

"Chris [Nolan] is a real collaborator. He knows what he wants...but it is not an environment where you can't pitch ideas or build characters in certain ways," enthuses Holland.

The two Brits have not worked together before, but have plenty in common. Nolan directed the Batman "Dark Knight" trilogy. They stand alongside Holland's "Spider-Man" movies among the superhero genre's most successful and beloved movies.