THE BATMAN Star Robert Pattinson's THE ODYSSEY Character Reportedly Revealed

THE BATMAN Star Robert Pattinson's THE ODYSSEY Character Reportedly Revealed

As filming continues on Christopher Nolan's fantasy epic, The Odyssey, in Italy, a new report is claiming to reveal which character The Batman star Robert Pattinson is playing...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 06, 2025 05:04 PM EST
Filed Under: The Batman
Source: Via SFF Gazette

As filming continues on Christopher Nolan's star-studded adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey in Favignana, Italy, we may have word on the character another key cast member will play in the movie.

According to Italian magazine Chi, Robert Pattinson will portray Hermes.

In ancient Greek mythology, Hermes was a mischievous deity who was known as the herald and messenger of the Olympian gods, often tasked with delivering messages and guiding souls to the underworld. He was also associated with trade, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel.

Only Matt Damon's role as Odysseus has been confirmed, but it's believed that Tom Holland will take on the role of his son, Telemachus, with Zendaya as the goddess Athena. 

Greek media site OneMan.com recently shed some light on which mythological heroes and villains a good chunk of the other actors will play.

Just in case some of these roles are supposed to be a surprise, here's your possible spoiler warning.

In addition to Damon, Pattinson, Holland and Zendaya, the movie will reportedly feature Charlize Theron as Goddess of Sorcery Circe, Anne Hathaway as Odysseus' wife Penelope, Benny Safdie as king of Mycenae Agamemnon, and Lupita Nyong'o as his wife Clytemnestra.

"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," said Universal Pictures in a statement when the project was announced.

Homer's ancient Greek poem follows Odysseus and his crew on their journey home following the Trojan War, encountering all manner of threats along the way, including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe.

The poem has been adapted (sometimes very loosely) a number of times before, starting with the 1911 silent film by Giuseppe de Liguoro, and followed by 1954’s Ulysses starring Kirk Douglas. The Cohen Brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) is also based on the epic adventure, as is 2024’s The Return starring Ralph Fiennes.

Anime fans may also recall the '80s Ulysses 31 series, which put a futuristic spin on the tale.

Back in 2015, Deadpool and Wolverine star Hugh Jackman was in talks to play Odysseus in an adaptation from Lionsgate and director Francis Lawrence, but the project never got off the ground.

Pattinson will reprise his role as Bruce Wayne/The Dark Knight in Matt Reeves' The Batman sequel, which is expected to (finally) begin shooting before the end of the year.

The Odyssey is due for release in theaters on July 17, 2026.

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0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 4/6/2025, 6:04 PM
Test want to see if I can comment
ElJefe
ElJefe - 4/6/2025, 7:57 PM
@0bstreperous - Didn’t work, man. I can’t see anything.
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 4/6/2025, 7:59 PM
@ElJefe - I was trying to post "Yikes" on that Dr Doom article
ElJefe
ElJefe - 4/6/2025, 8:00 PM
@0bstreperous - That’s ok, there was a collective “yikes” throughout the shared geek consciousness
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 4/6/2025, 6:05 PM
Ok but at this point fill the movie whit wacky musicals sang by fat women on Pottery
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 4/6/2025, 6:10 PM
The thing about a Nolan movie it works in four stages of excitement.

1. Announcement

2. Teaser

3. Trailer

4. Movie

Everything is not worth reporting because we can never tell what the [frick] is going on.

And that’s what makes Nolan movies just special.

For [frick]s Sake
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/6/2025, 6:10 PM
Interesting if true…

I honestly thought he would be Poseidon but I could see him
as Hermes aswell (atleast depending on the characterization)…

The report was that RDJ was suppose to play Pattinson’s role and i could have seen him as either character too.

Anyway , Ryan Hurst is in this cast and he’s the only other one I could see as Poseidon.

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Alucard28
Alucard28 - 4/6/2025, 6:59 PM
It's Batman
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 4/6/2025, 7:22 PM
Heard they were bringing Sheridan back as Cyclops
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/7/2025, 4:20 AM
@ProfessorWhy - In The Odyssey or Avengers?
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 4/7/2025, 4:52 AM
@ObserverIO - just making a dumb joke about The Odyssey......Ty was miscast anyway, and they got the nature of his powers wrong
1stDalek
1stDalek - 4/6/2025, 7:27 PM
Can't wait to hear Pattinson's Greek accent in this!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/6/2025, 7:38 PM
@1stDalek - haha

I feel like he might be the few , if not the only actor that really goes for it with that in this.
ElJefe
ElJefe - 4/6/2025, 7:59 PM
Weird, considering he walked all the way through The Batman.

Biggums
Biggums - 4/6/2025, 8:15 PM
Terrible batman
MadThanos
MadThanos - 4/6/2025, 8:19 PM
Knights Of The Zodiac (og anime) has a pretty good Greek mythology story.
Demigods
Demigods - 4/6/2025, 9:01 PM
I could actually see this. And I’ve learned not to discount any casting decision Nolan makes ever since the dark knight. Anyone who says they were on board with Ledger’s joker is either lying or has selective memory and look how that turned out.

I actually could see him as Hermes. Just do his character from Harry Potter with a bit more Tenet and that’s not a bad Hermes if you know jack and shit about Greek Mythology.

I just want him to get a little beefier than he was for batman and I’d be happy with him as Hermes. It’s Christopher [frick]ing Nolan. Dude deserves a little bit of reservation when it comes to judgement
Clainer
Clainer - 4/6/2025, 10:44 PM
Old news. Out weeks ago
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 4/7/2025, 2:16 AM
He's not playing Scylla?

This is bullshit!
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 4/7/2025, 3:43 AM
It's a joke that he is doing another movie before The Batman II.

Matt Reeves get your shit together!
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/7/2025, 4:24 AM
The Batman is The Flash?

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