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We're getting more details about Christopher Nolan's forthcoming movie version of Homer's 'The Odyssey.' Filled with a star-studded cast, it was revealed that Matt Damon will in fact be playing the lead role of Odysseus. Universal shared the update with a first-look photo of the actor in character in the epic.
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00:00We're getting more details about Christopher Nolan's forthcoming movie version of Homer's The
00:04Odyssey. Filled with a star-studded cast, it was revealed that Matt Damon will in fact be playing
00:10the lead role of Odysseus. Universal shared the update with a first-look photo of the actor and
00:15character in the epic. Damon is joined by an epic cast including Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert
00:20Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, and more. The subject of Nolan's next film
00:27was initially a mystery even with the cast announcements. Universal eventually revealed
00:31shortly before Christmas that the movie would be an adaptation of The Odyssey, which the studio
00:36teased as a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.
00:42The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus's perilous 10-year journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan
00:48War. As he makes his way back, he's forced to contend with interruptions from the gods
00:52and other mythical creatures. Nolan's The Odyssey is set to hit theaters on July 17,
00:572026. For more on this story, head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and updates,
01:04keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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