The Odyssey trailer: Matt Damon fights storms, monsters, and destiny on his treacherous journey back home

Christopher Nolan. Pic/AFP; (right) Picture Courtesy/dyssey Movie`s Instagram account

The makers released the first teaser for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey on Monday. The film is based on Homer's epic, which has long been a cornerstone of classical literature. The film follows the Greek hero Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, as he travels the long and winding path back home after the Trojan War. Universal released a first-look photo of Damon in costume back in February.

Damon stars alongside Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, Mia Goth, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo and more. In addition to directing, Nolan wrote the script and produced the film alongside his wife, Emma Thomas.

The trailer shows Odysseus getting shipwrecked along with his army and making his way back home during a treacherous journey. He and his soldiers are also seen inside the infamous Trojan horse, which was previously teased in a six-minute clip screened before Imax 70mm showings of Sinners and One Battle After Another. Odysseus walks across land, sails by sea, and treks through caves, including one where an ominously large beast appears in the shadows. There are also brief shots of Holland as Odysseus' son, Telemachus and Hathaway as Penelope, Odysseus' wife.

Universal Pictures shared the trailer on its Instagram account.

The sweeping landscapes shown in the trailer hint at the epic scale of Nolan's vision. The visuals highlight both the expansive settings and moments of tension, supported by a dramatic score, in keeping with the director's cinematic style.

Universal said last December that the film would be "shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology." Universal executive Jim Orr teased at CinemaCon that audiences could expect "a visionary, once-in-a-generation cinematic masterpiece that Homer himself would quite likely be proud of," reported Variety.

Leguizamo compared Nolan's work ethic to that of an independent filmmaker. "He's not doing it by committee, he's not doing it by what the studio says," the actor said during a recent appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," reported Variety, Nolan's most recent blockbuster was Oppenheimer, which won seven Oscars in 2024

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