Universal Unveils Nolan's Odyssey Footage at CinemaCon

At CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening, Universal Pictures unveiled exclusive footage from Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated adaptation of Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, marking a centerpiece of the studio's presentation to theater owners and industry executives.

Nolan, whose previous film Oppenheimer earned best picture and best director Oscars in 2024, introduced an extended clip depicting the Trojan Horse's arrival at Troy and the ensuing nighttime infiltration by Greek warriors. The sequence begins with Matt Damon, portraying Odysseus, conversing with a figure on a stranded island, expressing amnesia about his life before the Trojan War. It shifts to Jon Bernthal's Menelaus recounting the tale to Tom Holland's Telemachus, Odysseus's son, before showing hundreds of extras dragging the massive wooden horse ashore amid cheering crowds. Inside, soldiers led by Damon struggle to remain silent as Trojan guards probe the structure with swords, one narrowly missing a hidden warrior. At night, the Greeks emerge stealthily, dispatching guards with arrows and blades until an alarm sounds, leading to a chaotic battle as they open the city gates for the full Greek army.