First look at Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Matt Damon's role in Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey has been revealed.

In an announcement made on February 17, Universal confirmed that Damon will play Odysseus, alongside the first image of the actor in costume.

Matt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan, #TheOdysseyMovie is in theaters July 17, 2026. pic.twitter.com/7a5YbfqVfG

— odysseymovie (@odysseymovie) February 17, 2025

Damon will be joined on screen by Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, and Mia Goth.

Universal revealed the subject of the film last December. Homer's epic poem follows the legendary Greek hero Odysseus on his decade-long journey to return home after the Trojan War. Written around the 8th century BCE, it is one of the oldest pieces of literature to still be widely read by modern audiences.

The Odyssey will mark Damon's third collaboration with Nolan, following Oppenheimer in 2023, and Interstellar in 2014.

Oppenheimer won seven Oscars at the 96th Academy Awards in 2024, including Nolan's first Academy wins for Best Directing and Best Picture.

Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey is set to release on July 17, 2026.