In the autumn of 1994 Gwyneth Paltrow was offered two film roles. The first was the chance to play the wife of Brad Pitt , then at the height of his fame, in the thriller Se7en.

Before Nolan’s version hits the big screen, it’s worth revising these other great adaptations of Homer's epic.

Wes Anderson films are casting playgrounds, but The Grand Budapest Hotel is a standout. Ralph Fiennes as the fast-talking, ...