New Delhi, July 14 -- Christopher Nolan has offered a measured but optimistic response to Matt Damon's comments on the future of big-budget filmmaking, saying he does not share the actor's belief that films on the scale of The Odyssey may soon become a thing of the past.

Damon, who stars in Nolan's upcoming adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, recently reflected on the experience of making the epic film, describing it as a reminder of an era of filmmaking he fears is disappearing.

The actor said he was overcome with nostalgia during production and said, "because it felt like the movies when I started working - and I know that that's going away."

Damon continued by expressing concern that productions of such ambition could become increasi...