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Pattinson likens Antinous to Twilight’s Jacob in Nolan’s Odyssey

7/10/2026

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Robert Pattinson told MTV UK that his Antinous role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey resembles Jacob from Twilight.
He said the likeness mirrors Penelope’s indecision between suitors, echoing the Edward-Jacob love triangle.
The film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, plus Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron and Elliot Page.

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Robert Pattinson told MTV UK that his Antinous role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey resembles Jacob from Twilight.
He said the likeness mirrors Penelope’s indecision between suitors, echoing the Edward-Jacob love triangle.
The film stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, plus Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron and Elliot Page.