THE ODYSSEY Set Photos Reveal SPIDER-MAN Star Tom Holland In-Costume As Telemachus(?)

THE ODYSSEY Set Photos Reveal SPIDER-MAN Star Tom Holland In-Costume As Telemachus(?)

Some more photos from the set of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey have found their way online, and this time we have a first look at Tom Holland in full costume...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 28, 2025 09:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: Via SFF Gazette

As filming continues on Christopher Nolan's star-studded adaptation of The Odyssey in Favignana, Italy, these latest photos from the set give us a first look at Tom Holland in-costume.

The Spider-Man: No Way Home star is believed to be playing Odysseus' (Matt Damon) son, Telemachus, though this has yet to be confirmed.

In Homer's poem, father and son spend the majority of the story apart, and only reunite right at the end. Since these photos appear to be taken from the same location Damon and Zendaya were spotted in earlier this week, there's a good chance Favignana will double for the island of Ithaca.

Holland's Spider-Man was expected to play a key role in Avengers: Doomsday, but the actor wasn't included in Marvel Studios' recent cast reveal. Though Parker could still show up (we know the entire cast wasn't unveiled), Holland simply may not have been available due to his commitments to filming The Odyssey.

Check out the photos at the links below.

Though some key cast members are not listed (Jon Bernthal, for example), Greek media site OneMan.com recently 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.

In addition to Damon, 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.

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.

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Waifuslayer2
Waifuslayer2 - 3/28/2025, 9:44 PM
Man, that costume looks... Bad 😵
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 3/28/2025, 9:54 PM
@Waifuslayer2 - Most movie suits don't look that good without all the post-production work. It'll be fine in the final cut of the movie.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 3/28/2025, 10:13 PM
@Waifuslayer2 - nolan is always aiming for accurate depiction. Maybe that's how it looked in ancient times?
CholoScorpion
CholoScorpion - 3/28/2025, 10:14 PM
@TheJok3r - but that is just ancient clothes, nothing to fix with post production; even Thor in Dark World looked amazing in set, I guess that was because of Alan Taylor knowledge in period tv series production.

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Methos5000
Methos5000 - 3/28/2025, 10:47 PM
@CholoScorpion - lol whatcperiod would that suit be from? Have you ever seen set photos from LOTR? A live photo compaired to color/lighting corrected film is a massive difference.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/29/2025, 1:35 AM
@Methos5000 -

Ah, lefties.

They'd rather hire Zendaya Coleman because -

Instead of a more beautiful and more talent actress.

One could almost say she Didn't Earn It.
asherman93
asherman93 - 3/29/2025, 2:16 AM
@MakeAmericaGrea - "They'd rather hire Zendaya Coleman because -"
She's a legit good actress? Nolan doesn't usually [frick] up with casting decisions.
Material might be questionable for some of her projects, but the girl tends to give it her all.
Polaris
Polaris - 3/29/2025, 4:29 AM
@Gabimaru - Black leather in the bronze age? Yeah, no.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 3/29/2025, 9:26 AM
@TheJok3r - what post production work would be needed for what should be bronze armour?
Waifuslayer2
Waifuslayer2 - 3/29/2025, 11:52 AM
@TheJok3r - im so tired of this excuse
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 3/29/2025, 11:13 PM
@Polaris - is that even a leather cuirass? it looks a little metallic, might be bronze. read a story about differing bronze coloring in ancient times. It was on ancient furniture but still might apply to armor. either way they could make it shinier and it would be just as accurate for royalty, but im sure Nolan has a vision.

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https://exarc.net/issue-2017-2/ea/colour-palette-antique-bronzes-experimental-archaeology-project
Polaris
Polaris - 3/30/2025, 5:00 AM
@NonPlayerC - I think it's metal in this case, but I was speaking more in general, since we've seen other pics of black costumes. It's an stylistic choice no doubt, but I find it very boring for a film like this.

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That's interesting. Thank you for the link!
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 3/30/2025, 11:57 AM
@Polaris - oh yeah didn't see those. I got more curious and went into another dive of odysseus. First off this armor of his keeps popping up as the most accurate thought of depiction. Note that's it's all legend and he was not a real person, or at least there is no evidence other than homer's legend.

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then after achilles dies, odysseus wins his 2nd set of armor that the god Hephaestus makes for achilles. Achilles first set was given to Patrocius as a gift from achilles for his duel against Hector. this is all from a guy's article named Patrick Garvey as he summarizes

“That was all, and Patroclus armed himself in Achilles’ gleaming bronze. First he wrapped his legs with well-made greaves, fastened behind the heels with silver ankle-clasps, next he strapped the breastplate round his chest, blazoned with stars — swift Achilles’ own — then over his shoulder Patroclus slung his sword, the fine bronze blade with its silver-studded hilt, and then the shield strap and the sturdy, massive shield and over his powerful head he set the well-forged helmet, the horsehair crest atop it tossing, bristling terror, and he took two rugged spears that fit his grip.” (Iliad, Book 16, Fagles translation)

Homer makes it clear that Patroclus did not take Achilles’ famous ash-spear, which had been given to him by the centaur Chiron. Only Achilles was capable of weilding that particular weapon, according to legend.

Later, we get the description of Achilles’ second set of armor, which is even more impressive. He starts with the famous shield:

“And first Hephaestus makes a great and massive shield, blazoning well-wrought emblems all across its surface, raising a rim around it, glittering, triple-ply with a silver shield-strap run from edge to edge and five layers of metal to build the shield itself, and across its vast expanse with all his craft and cunning the god creates a world of gorgeous immortal work.” (Iliad, Book 18, Fagles translation)

There is a long description of the various scenes depicted on the shield, which include cities (in war and peacetime), a vineyard, and the ocean. But Odysseus is not strong enough to wield the shield.
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Odysseus wins the armor in a footrace against Ajax with the help of Athena (I think) who trips Ajax (who ends up killing himself in shame) I think I need to reread the book now lol but yeah you are clearly right, they should be more colorful, shiny, and extravagant if they want realism to source
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 3/28/2025, 10:45 PM
Matt Day Man lookin chiseled!

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Huskers
Huskers - 3/29/2025, 12:59 AM
Yea not the costume we want to see him in! 🙄
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/29/2025, 1:34 AM
@Huskers -

Needs more blue.

And red.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/29/2025, 1:29 AM
Yeah, yeah, great.

Is Ellen Page playing Aphrodite or Hermes?
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 3/29/2025, 3:48 AM
He has a worse American accent than tom hardy or ray Winston
Polaris
Polaris - 3/29/2025, 4:37 AM
Funny how historical/epic films have the same problem as comic book movies 20 years ago. They think they must have dark and boring costumes to be taken seriously, when the opposite would be much more accurate.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/29/2025, 5:13 AM
Interesting.

When Nolan’s next film was announced but before it was revealed to be The Odyssey , it was stated to be a father & son story which I’m thinking may be true…

I think this take on the poem has essentially been structured as Odysseus going on his journey back home while Telemachus goes on his own one to find his father (the latter of which does happen in the original story).

Anyway , looking forward to this!!.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 3/29/2025, 9:46 AM
I can already tell I'll struggle to hear them speaking in this film too.

I swear, Nolans final film will be a biopic starring Brendan Frasier as Beaker: The Muppet.
GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 3/29/2025, 10:15 AM
Thought that was Buckle Thompson for a sec

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