Anticipation is building for Christopher Nolan’s next epic, with a first-look image of Matt Damon playing Odysseus in the filmmaker’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Matt Damon leads a stacked cast that includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal and Benny Safdie. The ensemble also includes Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee.

The feature project is an adaptation of the Greek Epic The Odyssey, by Homer. Universal has described the adaptation as a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to Imax film screens for the first time.” Given Nolan’s record for delivering visually staggering pictures, from the imagined, foreign worlds of Interstellar to the sandy scapes of New Mexico, the fact that The Odyssey will wow visually seems a given.

The Odyssey tells of the Greek hero Odysseus and his torturous decade-long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Along the way, he and his crew face sea creatures, sirens, witches, monsters, and must contend with the interference of gods.

The Odyssey is due to release in cinemas on July 17th, 2026. Check out the first-look image below: