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Robert Pattinson explains why he loves playing the villain

The Odyssey star Robert Pattinson loves to "lower people's expectations" of himself by playing a villain.

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‘He stole the show’: do Oscars beckon for Robert Pattinson, star of four of the year’s biggest films – and Batman?

With a standout role in The Odyssey, the Twilight idol turned leading man for arthouse auteurs has become one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation

The Guardian - UK

An essential guide to the many characters in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

If you don’t know your Penelope from your Athena, this is for you

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Christopher Nolan compares The Odyssey actor to Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

The Oscar-winning director revealed the actor earned a spontaneous round of applause from the film crew

The Independent UK

The Odyssey beginner's guide: a complete roundup of the epic poem, how it's connected to the Iliad, and each character explained

Get up to speed on the Odyssey poem and the Trojan War before the Christopher Nolan movie arrives

Total Film

Robert Pattinson compares The Odyssey to Twilight

Robert Pattinson sees similarities between his character in The Odyssey and Taylor Launter's alter ego in the Twilight movies.

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I Wasn’t Expecting Robert Pattinson To Shout Out Twilight’s Jacob When Discussing His Odyssey Role

It's like gravity.

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Anne Hathaway harnessed inner 'mama bear' for The Odyssey

Discussing her inspiration for playing Penelope, the wife of Matt Damon’s Odysseus, in the film, Anne Hathaway said that the “protective” moments were inspired by her own life - as a pregnant mum of sons Jonathan, 10, and six-year-old Jack.

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“Historically Accurate” Age Gap In ‘The Odyssey’ Sparks Massive Uproar Over Disturbing Hollywood Practice

The Odyssey sparks fierce online debate as one casting choice overshadows positive early reviews.

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hailed as a ‘filmmaking feast’ in first reactions

Film is set to be released in theatres on 17 July 2026

The Independent UK

Tom Holland recounts Christopher Nolan’s unusual question about Zendaya’s Odyssey casting

Actor got to tell wife about her casting as goddess Athena

The Independent UK

Tom Holland feared Christopher Nolan hated his performance in The Odyssey after repeated ‘cut’ calls

Tom Holland has revealed he feared he had made a disastrous start to filming The Odyssey before learning Christopher Nolan's frequent interruptions were simply due to the limitations of IMAX cameras.

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: cinematic storytelling on an epic scale

A star-studded cast, thousands of extras and two million feet of IMAX film … the story behind The Odyssey shows why only Christopher Nolan could have made it

The Guardian - UK

Why The Odyssey was the only story big enough for Christopher Nolan

The timeless themes of Homer’s epic – a fine but flawed hero and a longing for home – turn out to have been at the heart of much of the visionary film-maker’s work

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From Matt Damon to Zendaya, meet the all-star cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

The legendary film-maker has brought together a collection of Hollywood powerhouses for what has to be the cinematic event of the summer

The Independent UK

Why Tom Holland was convinced Christopher Nolan hated his performance in The Odyssey

Actor plays Odysseus’s son Telemachus in forthcoming retelling of Homer's Greek epic

The Guardian - UK

‘If you see one movie this year’: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey set to storm the box office

The summer’s most anticipated film will raise epic questions about culture wars, classics and the nature of film-making

Inverse

'The Odyssey's Final Trailer Confirms A Major Story Change

Christopher Nolan's ancient epic is focused more on the family than we first thought.

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Salon

The beauty of TV's saddest picnic

How a blue tarp, a hoagie and a clown became one of television's most profound meals

The Canberra Times

Jerra mum's simple solution helping families worldwide

Her simple invention is helping thousands of families worldwide.

Total Film

Christopher Nolan says "in Star Wars terms" Matt Damon's Odysseus is more Han Solo than Luke Skywalker

Odysseus is "a very complex character," says Christopher Nolan

The Guardian - UK

Il Ritorno d’Ulisse review – a sensuous slice of opulence and luxury

Director John Caird and conductor Laurence Cummings bring Monteverdi back to the Chiltern Hills with polished, festive inclusivity

The Guardian - UK

You be the judge: should my husband stop letting our kids climb over our neighbour’s fence to get their ball back?

Penelope worries this will teach her children it’s OK to trespass; Spencer sees no harm in them hopping over. No sitting on the fence – you decide who’s in the wrong

Total Film

The Odyssey Trojan Horse popcorn bucket is a work of art – and I want to see Christopher Nolan holding one

The Odyssey hits theaters in July

Total Film

Get ready to rewatch The Odyssey in every format, as Letterboxd creates a digital punch card

You'll be able to keep track of all your Odyssey re-watches

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