Official Countdown Trailer for the Film <The Odyssey>

This countdown trailer previews Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s epic. It follows Odysseus’s dangerous return to Ithaca after the Trojan War and the family awaiting him there.

The countdown trailer for 《The Odyssey》 intercuts Odysseus’s journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War with the situation in his homeland as it awaits the absent king. Odysseus, played by Matt Damon, travels a perilous road with his men, while Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway, and Telemachus, played by Tom Holland, face suitors in Ithaca who seek the throne and marriage. Antinous, played by Robert Pattinson, appears as a character who clashes with Telemachus and Odysseus.

The trailer includes scenes of Odysseus and his crew facing giants and encountering the one-eyed giant Polyphemus, as well as walking alongside the goddess Athena, played by Zendaya. By placing the voyage home alongside the tensions within Ithaca, it condenses Odysseus’s dangerous journey, which continues even after the war has ended.

Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film is based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic and was shot entirely with new IMAX film technology. Distributed by Universal Pictures and produced with Nolan and Emma Thomas’s production company Syncopy, it was released in theaters on July 17, 2026. The runtime is 172 minutes.