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Tom Holland opens up about working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' sparks ticket frenzy a year early | ChicagoNOW
  • Actor Tom Holland has highly praised Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey.
  • Holland described the screenplay as the "best script I’ve ever read" and stated the film would be "unlike anything we’ve ever seen".
  • He is cast as Telemachus in the film, which features a star-studded cast including Zendaya, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson.
  • Holland lauded his experience working with Nolan and producer Emma Thomas, calling it "the job of a lifetime".
  • The Odyssey is Nolan's first film since the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer and is scheduled for release in cinemas on 17 July 2026.
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