Have a Five-Star Weekend With These Books Heading to the Screen

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Prepare for a reading odyssey.

Before popping over to the movie theaters to see Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster in action. After all, fresh off his Oscar wins for Oppenheimer he is bringing to life one of the most iconic stories in history: The Odyssey.

Sure, the epic poem—attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer—was a staple of the oral tradition before it was recorded for prosperity on paper, but for decades now, students all over the world have tackled the story in English class.

So, it’s no surprising that the sweeping epic is heading to theaters, complete with a jaw-dropping cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and so many more. (And if that cast itself isn’t enough, let seeing the result of Damon’s headline-making transformation be the siren call that lures you to the theaters on June 17.)

Though The Odyssey may be a bit of a daunting read, prepare to be in good company as Pattinson cracked open the book before he turned up to set.

“I was like, ‘Yeah, can’t wait to read it,’” the Twilight alum recently admitted to GQ, before revealing Nolan’s surprise to his response. “He’s like, ‘You want to read it? Everyone else just said yes.’”

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However, for those not looking to debate the best Odyssey translation—Is it Robert Fagles? Emily Wilson? Pick your poison!—to pick up before heading to theaters, there are plenty of other must-reads heading to screen.

And since it is summer, what better than to dive into a story with the Queen of the Beach Read herself, Elin Hilderbrand, with the Jennifer Garner-led Five-Star Weekend hitting Peacock July 9.

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For cast member D’Arcy Carden, filming the series—following food blogger Hollis Shaw (Garner) who invites her closest friends to join her in Nantucket after the death of her husband—working alongside the Alias star was nothing short of a dream.

"As good as you think she is, she’s actually better," Carden told E! News at the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards. "She’s real. She’s who she is. What you see is what you get."

In fact, the Barry alum admitted, "I would come home from working, and I’d sit on the bed talking to my husband and be like, ‘I’m in love with Jen Garner.’"

And prepare to continue to fall in love with her work when Five-Star Weekend hits screens. But those are just a glimpse at the books about to be turned into the next must-watch movie and show. For more, keep reading.

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