3 minutes readHyderabadJul 1, 2026 9:09 PM EST
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic. With just over two weeks until the film hits theaters worldwide on July 17, the latest preview offers the most extensive look yet at what promises to be Nolan’s most technically ambitious production to date.
The trailer gives viewers a broader look at the world Nolan has built, including Matt Damon’s Odyssey and glimpses of Charlize Theron’s Calypso, as well as a large-scale hands-on sequence featuring the Trojan Horse, which Universal called one of the film’s largest set pieces, featuring thousands of soldiers on location. One of the most anticipated moments of the trailer is a preview of the clash between Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus, a sequence that Nolan brought to life not only with computer-generated imagery, but also through a combination of animatronics, puppetry and live performances on set by Interstellar collaborator Bill Irwin, who physically embodied the creature during filming.
About Odysseus
The production represents a technical milestone even by Nolan’s standards. The Odyssey is the first film ever shot entirely using IMAX cameras. The director and his frequent cinematographer, Hoyte van Hoytema, achieved this goal by working with manufacturers to develop lighter, quieter versions of the format’s cameras, overcoming the size, noise and logistics issues that previously made shooting entirely in IMAX impractical. The film was shot in several countries around the world, including Greece, Morocco, Italy, Iceland, Scotland and Ireland, with production spending a significant period in the Messinia region of western Greece before moving to Sicily and other locations. Ludwig Göransson, who won an Oscar for his score for Oppenheimer, returns to compose the score.
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The cast assembled for the project is one of the largest in recent Hollywood history. Matt Damon plays Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, whose ten-year journey home after helping defeat Troy forms the basis of the story. Tom Holland plays his son Telemachus, Anne Hathaway plays his wife Penelope, Zendaya plays the goddess Athena, Samantha Morton plays the sorceress Circe, Robert Pattinson plays Antinous, and Lupita Nyong’o plays both Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra.