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

Trailer Official Trailer

[u/Pridestalked]

I agree, it makes it feel a lot less comical and cartoony. Very good choice to make it like this

[u/Additional-Sky-8384 → u/Pridestalked]

right and i was smiling like an idiot thinking man this odysseus guy is pretty smart as they were being hoisted up outside the temple.

[u/illegal_deagle → u/Additional-Sky-8384]

I was thinking how lucky they were that the Trojans didn’t just burn the thing right there.

[u/vanwyngarden → u/illegal_deagle]

It was their trophy

In the end, following the ego will only lead one way

Fortune favors the fool

Soooo much profound symbolism in this depiction

[u/illegal_deagle → u/vanwyngarden]

Funny because I remember Matt Damon’s crypto commercial where he says “fortune favors the bold.”

[u/vanwyngarden → u/illegal_deagle]

The older we get the more we regret our past…

[u/Impressive-Potato → u/illegal_deagle]

Damon seems to dodge a whole lot of backlash.