From Academy Award^® winner Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey brings to the screen Homer’s heroic epic, a literary work regarded as the foundational text of western culture. Shot in six countries with an all-star cast, Nolan’s thirteenth feature fulfills a dream of many years to film an entire movie using IMAX Film Cameras, and it represents his most immersive and expansive cinematic experience yet.

“Your experience as a filmmaker informs the choices you make in a number of different ways, including what you feel prepared for, what you feel that you have the skill set for, and what will give you a new challenge but builds on what you’ve done before,” Christopher Nolan says. “The Odyssey is an incredible work that’s extremely important to the history of the world and development of culture, but it has never been adapted as a modern blockbuster. I was energized by the challenge of creating the mythic world of Ancient Greece and excited about telling its story, with all its rich themes, in a way I’d never seen.”

The Odyssey stars Academy Award^® winner MATT DAMON (Good Will Hunting, The Martian) as Odysseus, king of Ithaca; BAFTA winner TOM HOLLAND (Spider-Man series, Avengers: Endgame) as Odysseus’ son, Telemachus; Academy Award^® winner ANNE HATHAWAY (Les Misérables, The Dark Knight Rises) as Penelope, queen of Ithaca and wife of Odysseus; ROBERT PATTINSON (The Batman, Good Time) as Antinous, an Ithacan suitor of Penelope; Academy Award^® winner LUPITA NYONG’O (12 Years a Slave, Us) in dual roles as Helen of Troy, queen of Sparta, and as Helen’s twin sister Clytemnestra, queen of Mycenae; two-time Academy Award^® nominee SAMANTHA MORTON (In America, Sweet and Lowdown) as Circe, a powerful witch; Emmy winner JOHN LEGUIZAMO (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) as Eumaeus, a faithful servant to Odysseus; Emmy and Golden Globe winner ZENDAYA (Challengers, Dune films) as the goddess Athena; Academy Award^® winner CHARLIZE THERON (Mad Max: Fury Road, Monster) as Calypso, an immortal nymph.

JON BERNTHAL (The Bear, The Walking Dead) plays Menelaus, king of Sparta and husband of Helen of Troy; Emmy nominee HIMESH PATEL (Tenet, Yesterday) is Eurylochus, the second-in-command to Odysseus’ crew; Tony Award winner BILL IRWIN (Interstellar, Legion) plays the Cyclops, a one-eyed giant; Academy Award^® nominee ELLIOT PAGE (Inception, Juno) is Sinon, a Greek warrior; Emmy winner BENNY SAFDIE (Oppenheimer, Good Time) plays Agamemnon, king of Mycenae; Emmy nominee COREY HAWKINS (Straight Outta Compton, BlacKkKlansman) plays Polybus, an Ithacan suitor; and MIA GOTH (Frankenstein, Pearl) is Melantho, a servant of Queen Penelope.

The Odyssey is produced by EMMA THOMAS and CHRISTOPHER NOLAN for their company, Syncopy. The executive producer is THOMAS HAYSLIP.

The film’s director of photography is Academy Award^® winner HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA, asc, fsf, nsc (Oppenheimer, Dunkirk) and the production designer is Academy Award^® nominee RUTH DE JONG (Oppenheimer, Us). The costumes are designed by Academy Award^® nominee ELLEN MIROJNICK (Oppenheimer, The Greatest Showman) and the makeup designer is Academy Award^® nominee LUISA ABEL (Oppenheimer, Tenet). The hair designer is Academy Award^® nominee GLORIA CASNY (The Lone Ranger, Ford v. Ferrari).

The film’s editor is Academy Award^® winner JENNIFER LAME, ace (Oppenheimer, Tenet) and the music is by three-time Academy Award^® winner LUDWIG GÖRANSSON (Oppenheimer, Sinners). The visual effects supervisor is Academy Award^® winner ANDREW JACKSON (Oppenheimer, Tenet) and the special effects supervisor is two-time Academy Award^® winner SCOTT R. FISHER (Oppenheimer, Tenet).

The co-producers are ANDY THOMPSON (Oppenheimer, Tenet) and HELEN MEDRANO (associate producer on Oppenheimer, Tenet) and the casting is by JOHN PAPSIDERA, csa (Oppenheimer, Tenet).

Christopher Nolan’s films, including Oppenheimer, Tenet, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy, have earned more than $6 billion at the global box office and have been awarded 18 Oscars^® from 49 nominations. In 2023, Oppenheimer earned almost $1 billion worldwide and went on to win seven Academy Awards^®, including for Directing and Best Picture.

The Odyssey will arrive in cinemas regionally 17 July 2026, the trailer can be viewed here.