Matt Damon Is Odysseus In First Look At Christopher Nolan’s Epic Greek Mythology Reimagining ‘The Odyssey’

'The Odyssey' first looks have been revealed with Matt Damon seen in Christopher Nolan's epic movie retelling of the Universal Greek myth.

February 17, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Joshua Graham

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Anticipation is building forChristopher Nolans next epic.

Universalhas unveiled a first look ofMatt Damonplaying the lead in Nolans adaptation of HomersThe Odyssey.

The side-angle shot shows Damon, who worked with Nolan inOppenheimer,clad in military armor.

Matt Damon in ‘The Odyssey’

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An X post unveiling the image reiterated the movies July 17 2026 release date.

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The Odysseyis Nolans first movie sinceOppenheimer,which swept up at last years Oscars.