- - Matt Damon Sets Sail in Epic First Trailer for Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey”

Tommy McArdleDecember 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM

0

Universal Pictures released its first trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which features an A-list cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron and more

Fans were previously treated to a sneak preview of the movie that ran exclusively in movie theaters ahead of movies in June and early July

Director Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is in theaters July 17, 2026

The first footage of The Odyssey has come ashore.

On Monday, Dec. 22 Universal Pictures released a teaser trailer for director Christopher Nolan's action epic, adapted from Homer's ancient Greek poem of the same name on, some seven months before the movie actually hits theaters on July 17, 2026.

An official synopsis for The Odyssey simply describes it as "a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology." The new trailer shows Matt Damon as the title character Odysseus and brief glimpses at his life during the mythical Trojan War (including the iconic Trojan Horse) and his years-long journey back to his homeland.

Universal Studios IMAX

The Odyssey poster

The trailer is the first look audiences outside of movie theaters have gotten at The Odyssey, Nolan's first movie since his 2023 biopic Oppenheimer won several Academy Awards, since Universal first announced the movie was in development in December 2024. The film is notably being shot with all-new IMAX cameras and will be the first feature length film ever to shoot entirely with IMAX film cameras.

Prior to the trailer's release, Universal did release a short teaser for the movie that debuted exclusively in theaters and showed Tom Holland in character as Telemachus, Odysseus' son, for the first time. That teaser featured narration from John Leguizamo and Robert Pattinson's as-of-yet unidentified characters that quickly recaps the end of the mythological Trojan War, which precludes the events of Homer's The Odyssey. (The Odyssey depicts Odysseus' 10-years-long journey to his home in Ithaca, Greece, from the Trojan War after winning the conflict.)

— sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

Universal Pictures

Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey (2026)

“I have to find out what happened to my father. When did you last see him?" Telemachus asks in the trailer, to which Jon Bernthal's character implies many rumors of Odysseus' adventures have surfaced since the war ended.

"Some say he’s rich. Some say he’s poor. Some say he perished. Some say he’s imprisoned," Bernthal continues in the short scene. "What say you?" "Imprisoned?" asks Telemachus, to which Bernthal's character responds, "What kinda prison can hold a man like that?"

The final scene of that teaser showed Matt Damon's Odysseus adrift on the crashing ocean waves.

Nolan’s adaptation features a star-studded cast that includes Damon, 54, Leguizamo, 64, Holland, 29, and Bernthal, 48, plus Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Elliot Page, Mia Goth, Charlize Theron and Benny Safdie, among others. Damon, Holland and Zendaya were each seen filming the movie on location in Favignana, Italy, back in March, where Damon was first seen showing off his impressive physique to portray the ancient Greek hero; the trio were photographed filming again in Scotland as recently as July 14.

The Odyssey is in theaters July 17, 2026.

on People

Original Article on Source

Source: “AOL Entertainment”