rewrite this title The Odyssey: the final trailer drops for Christopher Nolan’s epic

After skipping influencer screenings, The Odyssey has been screened for screened for junket press, with many posting they were seeing the movie online – but social reactions remain under strict embargo. But, with the film only two weeks away, Universal has released a final trailer you can check out embedded above!

What We Know

The film stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Robert Pattinson, Mia Goth, Zendaya, Elliot Page, John Leguizamo, Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Logan Marshall-Green, Lupita Nyong’o, Josh Stewart, Benny Safdie, Corey Hawkins, and Elyes Gabel. It runs 172 minutes, which may seem lengthy but is actually eight minutes less than Oppenheimer. While many of Nolan’s previous films had long sequences shot in 70mm IMAX (it’s become his trademark), The Odyssey has become the first film shot entirely in that format.

Holland has teased that the film is a masterpiece. “I can tell you that it is an absolute masterpiece, and I’m taking myself out of that equation,” he said. “Chris Nolan’s movie is fantastic. It’s unlike anything that I’ve ever seen before. I think when I saw the movie, I found myself asking a question that I haven’t asked about a movie for a long time, which is, ‘How did you do that?’” Holland was so eager to take part in the movie that he contacted Sony Pictures to see if they could push back production on Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The Odyssey is based on an ancient Greek poem by Homer that tells the tale of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his journey home after the ten-year Trojan War. The trip was perilous, including encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe. At home, Odysseus is presumed dead, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must contend with groups of unruly suitors who each want Penelope’s hand in marriage to control the kingdom.

The film is set to be released in theaters on July 17.