Christopher Nolan's Epic · 2026

ODYSSEY

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"Of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy."

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A Decade of Wandering

From the ruins of Troy to the shores of Ithaca — a journey through gods, monsters, and the depths of the human soul.

Ten Years Lost at Sea

After the fall of Troy, the great king of Ithaca embarked on a voyage home that would span a decade — a journey through divine wrath, monstrous temptation, and the darkest depths of the human soul.

Christopher Nolan reimagines Homer's ancient epic as a visceral, immersive cinematic experience — a meditation on identity, perseverance, and the cost of returning home.

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Dramatis Personae

Mortals tested by fate, gods driven by pride — the souls who shape the greatest journey ever told.

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Protagonist
Odysseus
Matt Damon
The cunning king of Ithaca, hero of the Trojan War, wanderer of the wine-dark sea.
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Queen of Ithaca
Penelope
Anne Hathaway
The faithful queen who held Ithaca together through twenty years of absence.
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Olympian Goddess
Athena
Zendaya
Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom, divine patron and protector of Odysseus.
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God of the Sea
Poseidon
Tom Hardy
The wrathful earth-shaker whose fury drives Odysseus from his path home.
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Enchantress of Aeaea
Circe
Cate Blanchett
The divine witch who transforms men into beasts and holds Odysseus for a year.
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Prince of Ithaca
Telemachus
Timothée Chalamet
The son who grew up fatherless, now searching for the man behind the legend.

Lands of the Journey

From the ruins of Troy to the shores of home — each island a trial, each sea a test of will.

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Troy

Asia Minor · The Fallen City

The great walled city of Priam, sacked after ten years of war. It is from these smoldering ruins that Odysseus sets sail — victorious, yet already cursed. The gods who favored Troy have not forgotten.

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Creatures of the Deep

The sea between Troy and Ithaca teems with horrors born of divine wrath and ancient darkness.

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Polyphemus
Cyclops · Son of Poseidon
The one-eyed giant whose blinding by Odysseus ignited the wrath of Poseidon and doomed the voyage home.
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Scylla
Six-Headed Monster · The Strait
Six heads, twelve feet, a bark like a young hound — she devours sailors from passing ships with mechanical inevitability.
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Charybdis
Whirlpool · The Abyss
The great whirlpool that swallows the sea whole three times daily — the other jaw of the strait that no ship survives unscathed.
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The Sirens
Song-Creatures · The Lure
Their song promises all knowledge, all beauty — and draws every sailor to his death on the rocks below their island.
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Laestrygonians
Giant Cannibals · The Harbor
Monstrous giants who destroyed eleven of Odysseus's twelve ships in a single ambush, raining boulders from the cliffs.
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Shades of the Dead
Underworld · The Fallen
The bloodless dead who flock to the libation pit — his mother, his comrades, the prophet Tiresias bearing terrible truths.
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Relics of the Voyage

Weapons, gifts, and divine instruments — the objects that shaped the fate of the journey.

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The Great Bow
Ithaca · Gift of Iphitus
The legendary bow that only Odysseus could string — the instrument of his return and his revenge against the suitors.
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The Herb Moly
Divine · Gift of Hermes
The magical herb given by Hermes that protected Odysseus from Circe's transformative spells.
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Bag of Winds
Aeolia · Gift of Aeolus
A leather bag containing all the storm winds — opened by the crew within sight of Ithaca, sending the fleet back to sea.
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The Raft of Calypso
Ogygia · Built by Odysseus
The raft Odysseus built with his own hands after seven years of captivity — his first step toward home.
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The Aegis of Athena
Olympus · Divine Protection
The divine protection of grey-eyed Athena — the invisible shield that guided Odysseus through every trial.
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The Shroud of Penelope
Ithaca · The Great Stratagem
The burial shroud woven by day and unraveled by night — Penelope's cunning stratagem to delay the suitors for three years.
"Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted; moreover he suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home."
— Homer, The Odyssey · Book I

Chapters of the Odyssey

Twenty years compressed into twelve trials — the shape of the greatest journey ever told.

Chapter I
The Fall of Troy
After ten years of war, the city falls. Odysseus devises the wooden horse. Victory turns to ash as the gods take sides.
Chapter II
The Cyclops
Trapped in Polyphemus's cave, Odysseus blinds the giant with a stake. His pride in naming himself earns Poseidon's eternal wrath.
Chapter III
The Island of Circe
The enchantress transforms his men into swine. Odysseus resists her magic and spends a year on her island of Aeaea.
Chapter IV
The Land of the Dead
He descends to Hades, speaks with his dead mother, and receives the prophecy of Tiresias. The dead know the way home.
Chapter V
Scylla & Charybdis
Between the six-headed monster and the great whirlpool, Odysseus chooses to sacrifice six men rather than lose the ship.
Chapter VI
Calypso's Island
Seven years on Ogygia with the nymph Calypso, who offers immortality. He chooses mortality and home. Zeus commands his release.
Chapter VII
The Return to Ithaca
Disguised as a beggar, Odysseus returns home to find his palace overrun with suitors. The reckoning begins.
Chapter VIII
The Great Bow
Penelope sets the contest of the bow. Only Odysseus can string it. The arrow flies through twelve axe-heads. The slaughter begins.

The Cast

An ensemble assembled for an epic — bringing the ancient world to life.

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Matt Damon
Odysseus
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Anne Hathaway
Penelope
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Zendaya
Athena
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Tom Holland
Telemachus
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Cate Blanchett
Circe
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Tom Hardy
Poseidon
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Robert Pattinson
Hermes
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Lupita Nyong'o
Calypso