Lemme Tell You Something! Jon Bernthal Has Joined Christopher Nolan's Odyssey Movie

Christopher Nolan adaptation of The Odyssey is adding to its already stellar cast as sources tell Deadline Emmy-winner Jon Bernthal is boarding the film. He joins a cast that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland,  Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron. Last month, the studio revealed the director would be doing an adaptation of the epic poem composed by Homer around the 8th century BCE.

“Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,” the studio announced on Monday in a message posted to X. “The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.”

ICYMI, Nolan's next movie is an adaptation of the greatest epic in history, The Odyssey. 

The cast is already insanely stacked, Nolan is coming off his first Oscar and diving into new territory and the budget is $250 million+. An almost too big to fail level of production! Adding Bernthal to the mix does nothing but elevate it even more. This dude is an absolute chameleon of an actor. Any accent, any character, any range of emotions, HE CAN DO IT. So many great performances across the years in both widely recognized roles but also some under-appreciated ones too (more people should watch WE OWN THIS CITY). 

With the news that Tom Holland is playing the lead in this movie, I'm curious where this leaves the rest of the cast. Is Holland playing young Odysseus and Damon the old? Is he playing his kid? Where does someone like Bernthal fit in? My guess is that he will be one of Penelope's very aggressive suitors.