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Nolan's Odyssey Adaptation Stars Matt Damon, Lupita Nyong’o

8/3/2026

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United States director Christopher Nolan released an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.
Matt Damon was cast as Odysseus, praised for its heroic arrogance, bravery and selfish stupidity.
Emily Wilson left set and wrote an essay about the film in London Review of Books.
Film features Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra (who kills Agamemnon in a bathtub), Elliot Page as Sinon, Travis Scott as Bard, Anne Hathaway as Penelope.

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Story summary

United States director Christopher Nolan released an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.
Matt Damon was cast as Odysseus, praised for its heroic arrogance, bravery and selfish stupidity.
Emily Wilson left set and wrote an essay about the film in London Review of Books.
Film features Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra (who kills Agamemnon in a bathtub), Elliot Page as Sinon, Travis Scott as Bard, Anne Hathaway as Penelope.