Nolan Unveils 20-Plus Character Guide for The Odyssey Ahead of July 17 Release
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Updated · Variety · Jul 16
Nolan Unveils 20-Plus Character Guide for The Odyssey Ahead of July 17 Release
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jul 16
Summary
Universal’s cast guide maps Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” around Matt Damon’s Odysseus, with Zendaya as Athena and Anne Hathaway as Penelope before the film’s July 17 theatrical debut.
Tom Holland plays Telemachus, the son torn between waiting for his father and protecting Ithaca, while Robert Pattinson’s Antinous leads the suitors pressing Penelope during Odysseus’ absence.
The ensemble stretches across gods, monsters and returning Greeks, including Samantha Morton as Circe, Charlize Theron as Calypso, Bill Irwin as Polyphemus and Lupita Nyong’o in dual roles as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.
Nolan also leans on past collaborators—Elliot Page, Benny Safdie, Himesh Patel and John Leguizamo among them—underscoring the film’s scale as a star-heavy retelling of Homer’s post-Trojan War epic.