Damon is joined in the star-studded film by Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton and Mia Goth .

Nolan has been a long-time collaborator of Christopher Nolan's, and his confirmed role in The Odyssey will mark a first in their joint filmography.

A first look image of Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey shows Odysseus' armor in the film, but historical armor looked quite different.