9 Key Details To Spot In The New Trailer For Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

A new full-length trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been unveiled – and it’s pretty clear that this is going to be the cinema event of 2026.

Nolan’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer was already being touted as his most ambitious to date, adapting a truly epic classic story with an all-star cast using exciting new technology.

While the first teaser for the movie was first released last year – offering a first glimpse at the film’s central figures, played by Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland – this new two-minute offering gives fans a glimpse at even more of what’s in store, including plenty more of the A-listers set to appear.

Here are nine of our biggest takeaways…

1. The new trailer for The Odyssey gives us a proper look at the dynamic between Tom Holland’s Telemachus and Robert Pattinson’s Antinous

Antinous is determined to marry Odysseus’ wife, Penelope, which makes for plenty of tension between Robert Pattinson’s character and Tom Holland’s Telemachus.

“You’re pining for a daddy you didn’t even know,” Rob’s character retorts, in one of the most-cited parts of the new trailer. “Like some snivelling bastard.”

2. Meanwhile, Anne Hathaway’s Penelope gives some serious attitude that we’re definitely here for

Anne Hathaway’s character was first revealed in The Odyssey’s original teaser, but this new trailer offers a more in-depth look at Penelope.

Specifically, we see how she deals with the Ithacan suitors who pursue her in her husband’s absence – and while there’s a tendency to depict Penelope as passive or subservient, Anne’s version of her has decidedly more agency.

In particular, when Robert Pattinson’s Antinous tries his luck, she shuts him down flat, telling him plainly that “Ithaca’s king is coming back”.

3. We also get a look at Odysseus and Penelope’s relationship in their younger years

Matt Damon spends most of the trailer – and, presumably, most of the film – sporting silver hair and a beard, as Odysseus continues his long journey home.

At the beginning of the trailer, though, we get to see Odysseus and Penelope much earlier on in their relationship, allowing us to become more invested in their romance before they’re totally separated.

4. There’s also a first glimpse of Charlize Theron’s character and a truly unrecognisable John Leguiziamo

Charlize Theron is actually one of the first famous faces we see in the new footage.

She’s set to play Calypso, a nymph who tries to stop Odysseus from returning to Ithaca and instead live as her husband.

John Leguiziamo, meanwhile, portrays Eumaeus, a servant to Odysseus and his family (in the brief clip we see, Tom Holland’s Telemachus is confiding in him about whether his dad will ever return to Ithaca).

5. As was always to be expected, we have some truly epic sequences to look forward to

Fight sequences, epic expeditions, peril, romance, war… The Odyssey has got it all.

If anyone were qualified to bring these kinds of scenes to life, it’s Christopher Nolan, who has already proved his mettle in the likes of Interstellar, Tenet and, of course, Oppenheimer.

6. The Odyssey trailer also includes a snippet of Christopher Nolan’s take on the Trojan War

Yep, there’s that iconic wooden horse that started it all.

7. Odysseus has plenty to contend with on his way back to Ithaca – with the new clip teasing the giant cyclops Polyphemus

We genuinely can’t wait to lean over to the person next to us in the cinema and say “that’s you”.

8. There’s a very cute puppy in The Odyssey

Judging by the looks of things, we’re going to need the relief, to be honest.

9. Excitingly, there’s still plenty more being kept under wraps, too

The new trailer for The Odyssey gives us just enough to pique our interest, but this taster is far from the full thing.

Zendaya, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, Lupita Nyong’o and Travis Scott are among the stars whose characters don’t appear in the new trailer, as well as Nolan regulars Elliot Page and Benny Safdie.

Plenty of mythical beings that Odysseus encounters on his journey are also left out of the new trailer – perhaps most notably the deathly “sirens” who try to lure him to his death through temptation.

The Odyssey hits cinemas on Friday 17 July.