Christopher Nolan‘The Odyssey’ has released a new trailer, giving viewers a closer look at Matt Damon’s Odysseus and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. The Universal Pictures film opens in theaters on July 17. The clip shows Odysseus trying to get back to the Kingdom of Ithaca, where his wife, Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway, and his son, Telemachus, play. Tom Hollandface more and more danger.
The ‘Odyssey’ trailer shows Odysseus’ long journey home
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures is backing the release, and the report describes it as Nolan’s “hotly anticipated epic.” The trailer follows the Greek hero on a “long, torturous and fantastical journey home” as he tries to rescue his family and reclaim his place on Ithaca.The new image introduces several important characters. Robert Pattinson stars as Antinous, Penelope’s “striking rival” who wants to marry the queen and take control of Ithaca. Charlize Theron plays the nymph Calypso. John Leguizamo appears as Odysseus’ servant Emaeus, and Jon Bernthal plays Menelaus, the Greek king of Sparta and brother of Agamemnon.The cast includes Zendaya as Athena, Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, Himesh Patel as Eurylochus, Mia Goth Melantho, Jimmy Gonzales Cepheus, Lupita Nyong’o and Will Yun Lee in undisclosed roles.
Christopher Nolan brings Homer’s epic to IMAX screens
The trailer gives a “proper first look at the not-so-legendary Cyclops.” Nolan’s film adapts Homer’s ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey” and incorporates key mythological elements, including sirens. Nolan shot “Odyssey” entirely on IMAX cameras. The battle scenes in the trailer hint at a great big screen debut.The film is also facing a lot of pressure at the box office. Nolan has a strong commercial record, but ‘The Odyssey’ is still a “gamble” in the report. The ancient Greek source material of the story is not familiar to all moviegoers, and the budget of the film is 250 million USD. This makes ‘The Odyssey’ the most expensive film of Nolan’s career. The trailer, however, focuses on Odysseus, his family, and their struggle to return home.
