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Tom Holland on his 'last chance to play a boy' in The Odyssey
The Spider-Man star is appearing in his first Christopher Nolan movie.
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ArcaMax
· Jul 7, 2026
Tom Holland explains why The Odyssey felt like a 're-enactment'
Movie star Tom Holland has opened up about his experience of filming The Odyssey.
Irish News
· Jul 5, 2026
Zendaya embraces Grecian theme for The Odyssey photocall
The Odyssey also stars Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Damon, and Robert Pattinson.
Mashable
· Jul 1, 2026
The Odyssey trailer gives us our best look yet at Zendayas Athena
The Odyssey, out July 17, stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, and more.
The Daily Beast
· Jul 6, 2026
Marvel Star Reveals What Made Him Think Christopher Nolan Hated His Acting on ‘The Odyssey’
Fandango/YouTubeSpider-Man star Tom Holland did not feel like a hero on his “daunting” first day on the set of The Odyssey, he revealed. Holland, 30, one of several actors in Christopher Nolan’s star-studded IMAX film, plays Telemachus in the epic. During a cast interview, Holland told Fandango why he thought the legendary director was disappointed with his performance on his first day. “I thought I was totally s--tting the bed,” Holland, 30, said, prompting laughter from Nolan and co-stars Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon.Read more at The Daily Beast.
NBC News
· Jul 8, 2026
Tom Holland (not that one) battles with Elon Musk over ‘Odyssey’
His name is Tom Holland, and he has plenty of strong opinions about “The Odyssey.”
ComicBook.com
· Jul 1, 2026
Final The Odyssey Trailer Reveals the Most Epic New Footage Yet for Christopher Nolan’s Fantasy Movie
Image via Universal Ahead of the movie’s release later this month, the final trailer for The Odyssey has been released, and it looks every bit as epic as you’d hope. The adaptation of the Greek classic is Christopher Nolan’s most ambitious film to date, charting Odysseus’ (Matt Damon) long, arduous journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, []
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Related coverage for "Tom Holland on his 'last chance to play a boy' in The Odyssey": ArcaMax — Tom Holland explains why The Odyssey felt like a 're-enactment'. Irish News — Zendaya embraces Grecian theme for The Odyssey photocall. Mashable — The Odyssey trailer gives us our best look yet at Zendayas Athena. The Daily Beast — Marvel Star Reveals What Made Him Think Christopher Nolan Hated His Acting on ‘The Odyssey’. NBC News — Tom Holland (not that one) battles with Elon Musk over ‘Odyssey’. ComicBook.com — Final The Odyssey Trailer Reveals the Most Epic New Footage Yet for Christopher Nolan’s Fantasy Movie