The Odyssey: Matt Damon and Zendaya On the Joys and Challenges of Making a Christopher Nolan Movie
We spoke with two of The Odyssey’s biggest stars, Matt Damon and Zendaya, to find out how they approached their roles as Odysseus and Athena, the unique challenges a Christopher Nolan movie presents, and their most memorable moments from the set.
The Odyssey hits theaters July 17, 2026.

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Dead on arrival
Didn't people hate The Dark Knight before it got released because Heath Ledger would be a terrible Joker?
Can't wait to not spend my hard earned money on this garbage.
I just came here to leave a dislike
The hype !
I cant wait for the day when actors are a thing of the past. I want them to be replaced by A.I.
The more the people from the movie speak the less I want to see it. With Hollywood its better not to know how the sausage is made.
they all had lots of Joys doing drugs on film set
This movie is going to lose millions cuz of the stupid decisions they made.
the fall will be big
No thanks
Lost so much respect for Nolan after this, all you had to do was stick to the source material
our new private jet queen
tell me about helen of detroit
Highest level of dog$hit
actually the most racist movie of the year if we didn't have double standards
All these bots in the comments
This comment section is unhinged. You all hate movies, None of you have seen this movie, you are all insane.
Greek literature W.
The Dark Knight es una copia del Spider-Man de Sam Raimi. No tengo pruebas, pero tampoco dudas.
IGN has already got their 10/10 review score ready, Universal paid for the upgrade from 7/10.
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Matt must be so bored doing these. He says the same thing to every interviewer which is smart, but holy crap that's gotta be tedious af telling the same stories over and over again
Flop of the century, marvel hero armor
Reminds me of BudLight-essy , and Gillette Toxic Masculinity .
Will Nolan make a Mulan movie starring a Mexican next?
Does Hollywood have to put Zendaya in every movie…๐คฃ
Already plan on seeing it twice literally canโt wait ๐๐
once again, the amount of likes the hate comments get so quickly isn't suspicious AT ALL…
Both should have refused the parts , Bad Bad cast , n when the movie opens come 2 Greece we will have plenty of Greek yogurt 2 throw at U all !
Why do people hate this film so much?
This movie will be shit…..
It looks terrible. I hope it flops.
I appreciate Matt and Zendaya didnโt disrespect the original source material and Homer.
๐ critics have given the Odyssey big thumbs up as the masterpiece we would expect from Christopher Nolan and the expert top tier cast๐๐๐
The face that launched 1000 ceiling birds. ๐
I am Helen now โฆ..
PRESERVATION FOR CUSTOMERS! CHANGE LICENCING!
Like overcoming the challenge of tanking a movie before it comes out?
Zendaya is just a smokeshow superstar! Getting a "perfect" from Nolan says something.
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SOO EXCITED๐ฅ๐ฅ absolute masterpiece incoming
They didnt answer the first question…
people think online hate will be taken seriously๐
I think big directors love zendaya because she good 1 but most importantly she simply does her job. Clock in no frills no extra shit. Come in read your lines no drama. That easy to work with a predictable actor of her caliber I feel like itโs hard to find
Going to lose so much money..
Who else here is laughing at Helen of Wakanda? ๐๐๐