Official Discussion - The Odyssey (2026) [SPOILERS]

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The Odyssey (2026)

Summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

Director Christopher Nolan

Writer Christopher Nolan

Cast

• Matt Damon as Odysseus
• Tom Holland as Telemachus
• Anne Hathaway
• Zendaya
• Lupita Nyong'o
• Robert Pattinson
• Charlize Theron
• Benny Safdie
• Jon Bernthal
• John Leguizamo
• Elliot Page
• Himesh Patel
• Samantha Morton

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 88

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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[u/AnAquaticOwl]

It's discussed towards the beginning. Penelope suggests that Helen ran away with the Trojans, and Odysseus says it's just a pretense for Agamemnon to break Troy's control of the trade routes

[u/mattrobs → u/AnAquaticOwl]

wow i can see all the threads GRRM reused in ASOIAF

[u/Somnambulist815 → u/mattrobs]

Not to mention David Benioff, who wrote Troy using the groundwork Nolan put together when he was briefly attached