"I think it's in all of us, really. And when you start to break down the text and adapt it, you find that all of these other films-and all the films I've worked on-you know, they're all from the Odyssey. It's foundational."
"In addition to Damon, the cast includes Anne Hathaway as Penelope; Tom Holland as Odysseus' son, Telemachus; Robert Pattinson as Antinous, one of Penelope's many suitors; Jon Bernthal as the Spartan king, Menelaus; Benny Safdie as the Achaean commander during the Trojan War, Agamemnon; John Leguizamo as Odysseus' faithful servant, Eumaeus; Himesh Patel as his second-in-command, Eurylochus; Will Yun Lee and Jimmy Gonzales as crew members; and Mia Goth as Penelope's maid Melantho."
Christopher Nolan recalls seeing the Odyssey performed as a school play at age five or six, remembering the Sirens and a character strapped to a mast. Nolan considers the Odyssey foundational, saying that when the text is broken down and adapted, many films—including his—derive from it. The film's cast centers on Damon as Odysseus, with Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus. Robert Pattinson plays Antinous; Jon Bernthal plays Menelaus; Benny Safdie plays Agamemnon; John Leguizamo plays Eumaeus; Himesh Patel plays Eurylochus; Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Gonzales and Mia Goth round out key crew and household roles. Zendaya, Charlize Theron, and Lupita Nyong'o also join the ensemble. The Odyssey opens July 17, 2026.
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