THE ODYSSEY: Reported Character Leak May Reveal Which Heroes & Villains Most Of The Main Actors Will Play

THE ODYSSEY: Reported Character Leak May Reveal Which Heroes & Villains Most Of The Main Actors Will Play

Though not everyone is listed, a Greek media site is claiming to have details on the various mythological heroes and villains the main cast members from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey will play...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 14, 2025 11:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Via SFF Gazette

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is now filming in Greece, and the Oppenheimer director has assembled one of the most impressive casts we've seen in quite a while for his upcoming adaptation of Homer's epic poem.

We know that Matt Damon will take on the lead role of Odysseus, but the characters the rest of the starry cast are playing have been kept under wraps... until now.

Though some key cast members are not listed (Jon Bernthal, for example), Greek media site OneMan.com is claiming to have shed some light on which mythological heroes and villains a good chunk of the other actors will portray.

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

Tom Holland will reportedly play Odysseus' son Telemachus (as expected), with Zendaya as Goddess of Wisdom Athena, 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.

This follows a previous report that Nolan intends to shoot the movie's Cyclops scenes at Nestor’s Cave in Greece, and a 6x6m mechanical anthropomorphic puppet of Polyphemus is being created for the sequence.

"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.

What do you make of these rumored actor/character match-ups? Drop us a comment down below.

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

Athena fan art via Chrissabug.

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BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 3/14/2025, 11:39 AM
One of the best filmmakers today making one of the best stories in all of history. Yeah. That works.
V
V - 3/14/2025, 11:41 AM
Too woke! End DEI! The Greeks never sailed ships to different places and for the cast to be this diverse based on Mythology is such a departure from the source material, like why would they hire her? Athena is a Greek goddess, not enough Greek and too much DEI! Zandeya you're fired! Instant flop, Nolan's career is done
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 3/14/2025, 11:45 AM
@V - Top level trolling.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 3/14/2025, 11:53 AM
@V - summed up pretty nicely this site nowdays, lol.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 3/14/2025, 11:57 AM
@MarkCassidy - yep prime block target
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/14/2025, 11:58 AM
@RegularPoochie - He'd also need to comment on the article 10s saying the exact same talking points to capture some of our more special personalities here
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/14/2025, 11:43 AM
Cool , I could perhaps see that being true tbh.

I do wonder how many people will be yelling about Nolan going “woke” with that apparent Athena and Clytemnestra casting…

Anyway , this might be crazy to say after Oppenheimer but the cast for this might truly be Nolan’s best & most stacked yet.

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That ain’t even everybody lol.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/14/2025, 11:56 AM
@TheVisionary25 - think you were on the money if this leak is real. Only Pattinson isn't mentioned, but I guess he could end up playing Poseidon like you said
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/14/2025, 12:19 PM
@bkmeijer1 - honestly , I wasn’t that much on the money if this is true lol

I thought Theron would be Athena with Zendaya & Lupita being Circe & Calypso

Agaememnon didn’t even cross my mind for Safdie nor Clytemnestra.

Hathaway & Holland for Penelope or Telemachus respectively seemed like a given.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/15/2025, 5:36 AM
@TheVisionary25 - oh yeah. I'm gonna be surprised if Holland is gonna be anyone but Telemachus
KurtCrawler
KurtCrawler - 3/14/2025, 11:49 AM
I can't wait for this movie. Truly feel like this might end up as Nolans best.
MikeyL
MikeyL - 3/14/2025, 11:58 AM
I can’t lie, I think Lupita Nyong'o would better suit Calypso, but I suppose for all we know Nolan might not even be including the character in the film
URCOMMENTSUCKS
URCOMMENTSUCKS - 3/14/2025, 12:01 PM
Terrible casting. Holland ain't built to be a hardened son of a warrior who then mercilessly executes all the traitors of his family house. Zendaya is even worse. A Greek Goddess of Warfare and Wisdom who doesn't look fierce or intelligent? Great casting, Nolan.
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