Christopher Nolan's epic movie The Odyssey has just released a first-look image of Matt Damon in the lead role.
Following the success of Oppenheimer, Nolan and Damon have reunited on the filmmaker's upcoming stacked project.
Inspired by Homer's 8th-century epic poem of the same name, the film sees Damon in the titular role of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he journeys back home to reunite with his wife Penelope after the decade-long Trojan War.
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The first-look image of Damon in costume as the Ancient Greek hero sees the star rocking a helmet adorned with bristles. He also wears an upper body armour vest, a bracer on his forearm and a cape as he looks over one shoulder.
Set for a July 2026 release, the hotly anticipated movie also features Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o and Robert Pattinson, to name but a few.
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At the moment, it's unclear who's playing who in the starry cast, with Damon's Odysseus the only confirmed character. One could venture a guess that Holland could play Odysseus' son Telemachus and Hathaway could portray Penelope, but that's all speculation for now.
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Like Oppenheimer, The Odyssey will be shot on IMAX, as it was confirmed when Nolan's new project was finally revealed after months of secrecy.
"Christopher Nolan's next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology," a post from Universal Pictures said in December.
"The film brings Homer's foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theatres everywhere on July 17, 2026."
The Odyssey is scheduled to be released in cinemas on July 17, 2026.
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