Our first take a look at Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is right here, and you would be forgiven for pondering he is simply any outdated historical Greek soldier.
We have identified for a short time now that Matt Damon can be showing in Christopher Nolan’s tackle Homer’s Odyssey, however yesterday on the official Odyssey film Twitter account, it was confirmed that he’d be enjoying Odysseus, the hero of the unique textual content. The tweet exhibits {a photograph} of Damon in what I assume is a dressing up check for the character, and he definitely seems like what you’d count on of an historical Greek soldier, significantly with that helmet with the massive, traditional crimson plume down the center of it. Besides, as some customers have identified on-line, Odysseus has been described to have worn a helmet fabricated from leather-based and boar tooth, so it feels a bit secure of Nolan and co to only go for the generic soldier look.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter, manufacturing is anticipated to begin later this month, which is probably going why we’re getting a take a look at Damon as Odysseus now. Damon is not the one massive title hooked up to the solid both, as Nolan has additionally introduced aboard Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Elliot Web page, Jon Bernthal, Mia Goth, Himesh Patel, Invoice Irwin, Benny Safdie, and Samantha Morton. With a star studded solid like that, you will should marvel if Nolan can persuade the viewers to look previous it and see the historic epic as simply that, however he clearly discovered shocking success in Oppenheimer, so something’s potential.
At the moment the movie is slated to be launched in theatres on July 17, 2026, and is anticipated to shoot in a number of areas that Homer had initially envisioned because the setting for the Odyssey, so not less than Nolan is attempting to be genuine in some areas.
