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'The Odyssey' cast

In addition to Damon, the star-studded cast is also set to feature Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway and Charlize Theron. Fans have speculated on social media on what roles each actor will take on but that information hasn't been announced yet.

\"Christopher Nolan's next film 'The Odyssey' is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,\" wrote Universal Pictures in a December post on X. \"The film brings Homer's foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time,\" the post continued.

The Nolan film coming in the summer of 2026 follows his latest feat of \"Oppenheimer,\" for which he took home the best picture and best director at the Academy Awards in March 2024.

Homer's the \"Odyssey,\" originally written around the 8th century B.C., is one of the most well-known literary works of all time. The story covers Odysseus' long journey home after the Trojan War.

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