Who’s who in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 10: Christopher Nolan, winner of the Best Directing award and the Best Picture award for “Oppenheimer”, poses in the press room during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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(NewsNation) — “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated follow-up to “Oppenheimer,” is scheduled for release next year with an all-star cast.

The movie is based on Homer’s Greek epic of the same name, which tells the story of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War.

Here’s who is playing whom in Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster:

Matt Damon as Odysseus

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Matt Damon is playing Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, who spent 10 years fighting in the Trojan War and is returning home to his family on an epic journey.

Anne Hathaway as Penelope

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Anne Hathaway plays Penelope, Odysseus’s wife, in the film.

“She must hold Ithaca together in the King’s absence, a project made more difficult by a phalanx of suitors trying to convince her that the king has died and she must remarry,” according to the Den of Geek.

Tom Holland as Telemachus

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Tom Holland plays Telemachus, Odysseus and Penelope’s son, who decides to leave home to find his father at sea.

Zendaya as Athena

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Zendaya is also in Nolan’s epic, where she’ll play the goddess Athena.

Robert Pattinson as Antinous

Robert Pattinson poses for photographers upon arrival for the screening of the film 'The Batman' in London Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022
Robert Pattinson poses for photographers upon arrival for the screening of the film ‘The Batman’ in London Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Robert Pattinson will star in the film as Antinous, one of the main suitors who wants to marry Hathaway’s Penelope.

Charlize Theron as Circe

Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron upon arrival at the Louis Vuitton Foundation on the eve of Paris Olympics opening ceremony, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Charlize Theron will play Circe, a goddess of magic, who hosts Odysseus and his crew on his way back home, according to IMDb.

“The Odyssey” is scheduled to open in theaters on July 17, 2026.

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