Matt Damon speaks on his casting in The Odyssey for the first time. The Odyssey is the next film from Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan, who will offer his own interpretation of the classic Homer tale. As is typical of a Nolan film, The Odyssey has a big-ticket cast, including Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie, and Elliot Page. Many of these actors, including Damon, have been in other works by Nolan.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Damon offers his first statement about the Nolan film. Speaking with the source, he simply says “I literally have an odyssey in front of me.” Damon did not provide any further commentary as to his role in The Odyssey, or the film’s production timeline.
What This Means For The Odyssey
The Odyssey Will Likely Have A Mᴀssive Scale
While Damon did not reveal specific details as to The Odyssey‘s plot or progress, his quote hints at the vast scale of Nolan’s production. The director is known for his high-budget and grandiose work, and Damon is no stranger to those environments, as he previously worked with Nolan on both Interstellar and Oppenheimer. For Damon to comment on the literal-seeming “odyssey” of the film is thus notable, as it suggests something even more impressive than Damon’s previous Nolan films. If the final film can live up to this hype, The Odyssey could be one of Nolan’s biggest film events yet.
Damon also spoke in the first-person when talking about the film, saying “I literally have an odyssey in front of me” rather than something like “we literally have an odyssey in front of us.” This suggests that Damon’s role in the film is particularly substantial. His specific part in The Odyssey has not been revealed. If he is facing a project of that scale, however, it seems very possible that Damon might play the lead role of Odysseus. Damon has never been the lead in a Nolan film before, so this would be an exciting turn if it came to fruition.
Our Take On Damon’s The Odyssey Comment
Bigger Is Not Always Better For Nolan
A promise of mᴀssive scale is either a harbinger of chaos or success for Nolan. He has become a very spectacle-centric filmmaker, which can work well in event films like Oppenheimer and Dunkirk, whose unique relationships with sound and time hold great artistic merit. On the other hand, he has overdone it on projects like Tenet, which seems to prioritize flashy moments over тιԍнт plotting. Hopefully, Nolan can use scale to his benefit in The Odyssey, making good use of his superstar cast.
Source: THR
