Nolans Odyssey Trailer Debuts on Late Show

Universal Pictures unveiled the first full trailer for Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey during Monday night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, offering viewers a glimpse into the film's grand scale and star-studded cast.

The two-minute trailer opens with Charlize Theron as the nymph Calypso questioning Matt Damon's Odysseus about his memories. Damon responds by recalling his wife Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway, and their son Telemachus, portrayed by Tom Holland. The footage then shifts between Odysseus's perilous journey home from the Trojan War, including a fierce confrontation with the Cyclops and scenes from the fall of Troy, and the parallel threats in Ithaca. There, Robert Pattinson appears as the power-hungry suitor Antinous, scheming to seize the throne amid suitors encroaching on Penelope's household. Jon Bernthal features as King Menelaus, roaring amid the battle's conclusion, while John Leguizamo plays the servant Eumaeus.

Nolan, who wrote the screenplay and directed the film, joined Colbert to discuss the project, his first since the 2023 Academy Award-winning Oppenheimer. He highlighted the story's influence on Western...