The Odyssey Cast and Characters: Who's Confirmed for the Christopher Nolan Film?

Two-time Academy Award-winning manager Christopher Nolan is heading to past Greece, arsenic helium is directing a retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey that is acceptable to debut successful theaters connected July 17, 2026. As with galore of Nolan’s films, helium is gathering a star-studded formed to assistance archer his story, and we’re present to interruption down who volition beryllium portion of the film.

While determination person been a ton of reports connected formed additions to the film, the lone histrion officially linked to a quality is Matt Damon, arsenic helium volition beryllium playing the pb character, Odysseus. However, the archetypal teaser trailer for The Odyssey is retired present alongside Jurassic World Rebirth and has started revealing more, though Universal has yet to merchandise it extracurricular of theaters astatine the moment. The footage appears to corroborate Damon volition beryllium joined by Tom Holland's Telemachus, Jon Bernthal's King Menelaus, and perchance Lupita Nyong'o's Helen of Troy.

Other reports accidental Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, and much volition besides beryllium joining the cast, but we’ll person to hold to spot who they’ll beryllium playing.

You tin cheque retired our database of The Odyssey’s formed and characters below, and beryllium definite to cheque backmost often arsenic we volition beryllium updating this database arsenic much details are revealed! Until then, beryllium definite to cheque retired our look astatine wherefore Nolan is really the cleanable feline to marque an Odyssey movie.

The Odyssey Cast and Characters

Matt Damon arsenic Odysseus

Matt Damon is acceptable to prima successful Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey, playing Odysseus himself. Damon’s sanction was the archetypal to look erstwhile connection of this task surfaced, and his quality successful The Odyssey volition people the 3rd clip the Academy Award-winning histrion has worked with Nolan pursuing Interstellar and Oppenheimer.

Tom Holland arsenic Telemachus

Tom Holland, Spider-Man himself, has joined the formed of The Odyssey, and People reported that he’ll beryllium playing Odysseus’ lad Telemachus. This appears to person been confirmed with the teaser trailer. Along with playing Spider-Man successful the MCU, Holland has besides been seen successful Uncharted, Last Call, Cherry, Onward, and more.

Zendaya

Zendaya, who besides appeared successful the Spider-Man films arsenic MJ and is engaged to Tom Holland, volition look successful The Odyssey successful an as-yet-announced role. There is the imaginable for thing beauteous meta to hap successful the Odyssey if she ends up playing Athena, arsenic determination are moments successful Homer’s epic wherever the quality is disguised arsenic Telemachus, who Holland is seemingly playing.

Zendaya has besides appeared successful the Dune films, Euphoria, Challengers, The Greatest Showman, and more.

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson, who starred alongside John David Washington successful Nolan’s Tenet, has joined this formed and volition adhd this movie to his ever-growing resume that includes The Batman, Mickey 17, Twilight, The Boy and the Heron, and more.

Lupita Nyong’o

Academy Award victor Lupita Nyong’o of Black Panther, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 12 Years a Slave, and Us fame has joined the formed of The Odyssey successful an undisclosed role. The archetypal teaser trailer appears to corroborate Nyong'o volition play Helen of Troy.

Anne Hathaway

Academy Award victor Anne Hathaway is different subordinate of this formed who has worked with Nolan much than once, arsenic she starred successful some The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar. Hathaway has antecedently appeared successful Les Misérables, The Devil Wears Prada, Ocean's 8, The Princess Diaries, and overmuch more.

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron is different Oscar-winning summation to the formed of The Odyssey, and she volition adhd this movie to her awesome catalog that includes Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road, Fast X, The Old Guard, and more.

Jon Bernthal arsenic King Menelaus

Jon Bernthal won’t lone beryllium appearing alongside Tom Holland arsenic The Punisher successful Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but, via Deadline, he’ll besides beryllium joining the Spider-Man histrion successful Nolan’s The Odyssey. Bernthal has antecedently been seen successful The Bear, Daredevil, The Accountant 2, The Walking Dead, and more. The teaser trailer appears to corroborate Bernthal volition beryllium playing King Menelaus.

Benny Safdie

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Via THR, actor-director Benny Safdie volition beryllium portion of Nolan’s adjacent film. Safdie has antecedently worked with Nolan, arsenic helium starred arsenic physicist Edward Teller successful Oppenheimer. Safdie is besides known for his enactment co-directing Uncut Gems and acting successful The Curse, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and adjacent Obi-Wan Kenobi.

John Leguizamo

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Via Variety, John Leguizamo, known for his enactment successful Moulin Rogue!, Romeo + Juliet, Encanto, Ice Age, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and more, is different subordinate of the formed of The Odyssey.

Elliot Page

Via THR, Elliot Page, who besides appeared successful Nolan’s Inception, volition play different cardinal portion successful The Odyssey. Page’s enactment of enactment includes Juno, The Umbrella Academy, Close to You, and more.

Other The Odyssey Cast Members

• Himesh Patel (Yesterday, Station Eleven, and The Franchise)
• Bill Irwin (Voice of TARS successful Interstellar, Rustin, and Third Rock from the Sun)
• Samantha Morton (The Serpent Queen, The Entertainment System Is Down, and In America)
• Mia Goth (MaXXXIne)
• Corey Hawkins (The Color Purple, BlackKklansman, and The Walking Dead)
• Jesse Garcia (The Mother and Flamin’ Hot)
• Will Yun Lee (San Andreas and The Good Doctor)
• Rafi Gavron (A Star Is Born and Breaking and Entering)
• Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead and Deadgirl)
• Nick Tarabay (Spartacus and The Expanse)
• Jimmy Gonzales (Busboys and Mayans M.C)
• Maurice Compte (Once Upon a Time successful Hollywood and Mayans M.C.)
• Michael Vlamis (Roswell, New Mexico)
• Iddo Goldberg (Snowpiercer)
• Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun)
• Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead)

Other formed members via THR, Variety, and Deadline.

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