Christopher Nolan shares first look at Matt Damon in ‘The Odyssey’

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Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey has been revealed – check it out below.Production has already begun on the movie, with shooting expected to kick off in Sicily in March, ahead of an announced release date of July 17, 2026.Based on the Ancient Greek epic poem from the eighth century BC by Homer, it will star Damon as Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca as he journeys home following the Trojan War.The first glimpse of Damon in character was leaked online on Monday (February 17), showing the actor in a battle helmet and gauntlet and robes, standing in front of a wall filled with murals.

See the image below.Matt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan, #TheOdysseyMovie is in theaters July 17, 2026. pic.twitter.com/7a5YbfqVfG— odysseymovie (@odysseymovie) February 17, 2025The Odyssey will mark the third collaboration between Damon and Nolan, following on from Interstellar (2014), in which he played the stranded astronaut Dr.

Mann, and Oppenheimer (2023), where he portrayed General Groves, the military leader overseeing the Manhattan Project.Also lined up for the movie are Nolan favourites Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson, as well as Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron and Mia Goth.The original text is considered one of the most influential works of all time and has been adapted for film and TV frequently over the years.

Most notably, it was the inspiration for the 1954 adventure Ulysses starring Kirk Douglas and it provided the basis for the 2000 comedy O Brother, Where Art Thou?