New Exclusive Images of Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie, “The Odyssey,” Show Damon, Hathaway, Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Himesh Patel in “The Odyssey”
Christopher Nolan’s epic film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey will take moviegoers on a fantasy voyage that will hit theaters on July 17, 2026, in IMAX and premium formats. The film, released by Universal Pictures, stars Matt Damon (Odysseus), Tom Holland (Telemachus), Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron.
Nolan’s film, a follow-up to his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer, which was a massive box office success, raking in nearly $950 million globally and becoming one of 2023’s biggest films, follows Odysseus’s perilous 10-year journey home after the Trojan War, battling mythical creatures and gods while his family defends their kingdom.
The recent 6-minute IMAX prologue for the epic tale featured the famous Trojan Horse sequence showing Damon’s Odysseus and his Greek soldiers hiding inside a giant horse as it’s dragged into the ancient city of Troy. The clip generated overwhelmingly positive early reactions, with viewers calling it “breathtaking,” “jaw-dropping,” and an “epic” start to the film.
Read Empire’s full, super-sized The Odyssey cover story – featuring Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse.
Fans around the world were in luck today as Entertainment Weekly (EW) released exclusive new stills of The Odyssey, featuring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Himesh Patel.
The images showcase a look at the film’s star-studded cast and its massive scale, with Damon fully suited up as Odysseus, flanked by his loyal soldiers, which include Patel, Hathaway as Penelope, and Holland as Telemachus, Odysseus’s wife and son; Pattinson as Antinous, one of the primary suitors vying for Penelope’s hand and the throne of Ithaca, and director Nolan himself on set, seen with one of his signature IMAX cameras.
Matt Damon is Odysseus. Image courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal
Damon (center) and Himesh Patel (Eurylochus) in ‘The Odyssey’ Image courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal
Robert Pattinson as ‘Antinous’. Image courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal
Christopher Nolan directs ‘The Odyssey.’ Image courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal
In addition, The Odyssey also stars Zendaya, LupitaNyong’o, Elliot Page, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia, and Will Yun Lee.
Nolan is using brand new, quieter, lighter Next-Gen IMAX film cameras, allowing the entire movie to be shot on IMAX film for the first time, featuring integrated sync-sound for on-set dialogue, modern connectivity (WiFi, USB-C), and improved operation for a fully immersive 15/70mm experience, pushing cinematic technology for its 2026 release.
“Nevertheless I long—I pine, all my days— to travel home,” Odysseus’s cunning “My Name is Nobody”, Penelope’s wisdom, and the importance of hospitality, often emphasizing that “No finer, greater gift than that… when man and woman possess their home, two minds. two hearts that work as one”.
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