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The Only Actor Wrong For ‘The Odyssey’ Confirmed By Reviews As Casting Backlash Finally Culminates

The Odyssey reviews settle its biggest casting debate as one performance draws the most criticism.

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‘A masterpiece in every way’: The Odyssey earns near universal acclaim as full reviews published

Christopher Nolan’s epic was given five stars by the Guardian, Independent and Telegraph, while the New York Times called it a ‘monumental adaptation’

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The Odyssey Real Story: How Greek King Odysseus won the Trojan war but nearly lost everything on his 10-year journey to home

The Odyssey original story summary: Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey" brings Homer's ancient epic to the big screen. Odysseus, a Greek king, won the Trojan War with a clever trick. His journey home took ten years, filled with many perilous challenges. Meanwhile, his wife Penelope faced suitors pressuring her to…

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The Odyssey Movie: Meaning, story, runtime and star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' movie is set for a July 17 release. The film adapts Homer's ancient Greek epic about Odysseus's journey home. Filming occurred in diverse global locations using IMAX cameras for grand scale. Advance bookings show massive demand, especially for IMAX premium seats. Ticket prices are surprisingly high…

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Anne Hathaway hails working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey as a ‘homecoming’

The actress has reflected on reuniting with Christopher Nolan for The Odyssey, praising the director’s consistency while revealing how playing Penelope became a deeply personal experience.

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The Odyssey: Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway relive the epic

In this edition, Critic Emma Jones tells us why Christopher Nolan’s take on the Greek epic was worth the wait – and the eye-watering budget – and how the themes of this ancient story still speak to contemporary audiences. The all-star cast includes Matt Damon as a world-weary Odysseus, Anne…

France 24

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan has made an epic worthy of the gods

5/5 With Matt Damon on career-best form and spectacle and awe like you’ve never seen, they better start polishing those Oscars

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The Odyssey review – Christopher Nolan’s massive, fearless adaptation is his best film to date

5/5 There are touches of ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Memento’ and even his Batman movies in this enormous condensing of the British filmmaker’s fixations, brought to life by a cast of seemingly thousands – but it’s the women (among them Anne Hathaway and Samantha Morton) who steal the show

The Independent UK

The Odyssey review: "Mythological filmmaking of the highest order"

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Zendaya leaves fans lost for words after stunning The Odyssey premiere with angelic feathered look

Zendaya plays the Greek goddess Athena in the forthcoming Christopher Nolan epic

The Independent UK

Actor Tom Holland apologises after meeting historian Tom Holland

Spider-Man star Tom Holland has apologised to historian Tom Holland over the confusion caused by their shared name during an appearance on the latter's podcast.

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‘More postmodern than ancient’: why the Odyssey is everywhere, from Oz to Westeros

Christopher Nolan’s take on the Odyssey is set to break box-office records. What made the director so determined to adapt the ancient Greek epic? And why does a poem from 600BC hold a vice-like grip on pop culture?

The Guardian - UK

Robert Pattinson explains why he loves playing the villain

The Odyssey star Robert Pattinson loves to "lower people's expectations" of himself by playing a villain.

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‘He stole the show’: do Oscars beckon for Robert Pattinson, star of four of the year’s biggest films – and Batman?

With a standout role in The Odyssey, the Twilight idol turned leading man for arthouse auteurs has become one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation

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The Independent UK

The essential guide to the many many characters in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

If you don’t know your Penelope from your Athena, this is for you

The Independent UK

Christopher Nolan compares The Odyssey actor to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

The Oscar-winning director revealed the actor earned a spontaneous round of applause from the film crew

Total Film

The Odyssey beginner's guide: a complete roundup of the epic poem, how it's connected to the Iliad, and each character explained

Get up to speed on the Odyssey poem and the Trojan War before the Christopher Nolan movie arrives

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Robert Pattinson compares The Odyssey to Twilight

Robert Pattinson sees similarities between his character in The Odyssey and Taylor Launter's alter ego in the Twilight movies.

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I Wasn’t Expecting Robert Pattinson To Shout Out Twilight’s Jacob When Discussing His Odyssey Role

It's like gravity.

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Anne Hathaway harnessed inner 'mama bear' for The Odyssey

Discussing her inspiration for playing Penelope, the wife of Matt Damon’s Odysseus, in the film, Anne Hathaway said that the “protective” moments were inspired by her own life - as a pregnant mum of sons Jonathan, 10, and six-year-old Jack.

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“Historically Accurate” Age Gap In ‘The Odyssey’ Sparks Massive Uproar Over Disturbing Hollywood Practice

The Odyssey sparks fierce online debate as one casting choice overshadows positive early reviews.

The Independent UK

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hailed as a ‘filmmaking feast’ in first reactions

Film is set to be released in theatres on 17 July 2026

The Independent UK

Tom Holland recounts Christopher Nolan’s unusual question about Zendaya’s Odyssey casting

Actor got to tell wife about her casting as goddess Athena

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Tom Holland feared Christopher Nolan hated his performance in The Odyssey after repeated ‘cut’ calls

Tom Holland has revealed he feared he had made a disastrous start to filming The Odyssey before learning Christopher Nolan's frequent interruptions were simply due to the limitations of IMAX cameras.

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: cinematic storytelling on an epic scale

A star-studded cast, thousands of extras and two million feet of IMAX film … the story behind The Odyssey shows why only Christopher Nolan could have made it

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