New cast additions to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey have been announced, including Elliot Page, who worked with Nolan in Inception.
Elliot Page Reunites With Christopher Nolan
It’s speculated that Elliot Page is playing Elpenor or Achilles.
More Nolan Regulars Join The Cast
In addition to Elliot Page, Nolan has also added Himesh Patel from Tenet, and Bill Irwin from Interstellar. Following Oppenheimer, Nolan also reunites with Benny Safdie, and Samantha Morton has also joined the cast, along with John Leguizamo.
Roles have since been confirmed — see our full Odyssey cast list for every actor and the part they play.
It’s known Nolan likes to work with a lot of the same actors. The Odyssey is also starring Matt Damon who starred in two Nolan movies, Oppenheimer and Interstellar, Anne Hathaway from The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar, Robert Pattinson from Tenet. Also starring includes Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, and Jon Bernthal.
Nolan Filming In Sicily
La Sicilia reports Christopher Nolan will also be filming The Odyssey in the Egadi and Aeolian Islands in Sicily, including Favignana. Shooting is said to start in a couple of months and Nolan will film for 50 days. The report offers 400 rooms have been booked in Favignana, Lipari and Vulcano.
Release Info
Via Universal Pictures, “Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to Imax film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.”
What Is The Odyssey About?
We don’t know what the Christopher Nolan movie is officially about, but the Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic written by Homer and thought to have been composed around the 8th century BCE. The story follows Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, as he faces a perilous ten-year journey home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he encounters legendary challenges, including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the alluring Sirens, and the sorceress Circe.
