Zendaya and Tom Holland stepped out with Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, and the rest of Christopher Nolan's star-studded Odyssey cast for a London photocall ahead of the film's July 17 release.

London got a preview of Olympus this week, and it showed up wearing Jacquemus.

Zendaya and Tom Holland linked up with their real-life castmates for the London photocall of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey on Sunday, June 5, and the lineup alone tells you how big a swing this movie is. Anne Hathaway. Matt Damon. Robert Pattinson. Lupita Nyong'o. This isn't a cast, it's a full roster of people who've each carried their own franchise.



If you've been tracking the Odyssey rollout, this photocall is the clearest look yet at how Nolan and the studio are positioning the film: less "summer blockbuster," more "cultural event." Here's everything that happened, who wore what, and why this particular gathering matters more than the average junket photo op.

The Married Co-Stars Leading the Pack

Zendaya, 29, and Tom Holland, 30, arrived at the photocall as both castmates and a married couple, which gives this press stop a different texture than a typical ensemble shoot. Zendaya plays Athena in the film, and she leaned into the role's mythology with a custom Grecian-style Jacquemus dress paired with Barron London jewelry. It wasn't a one-off choice, either. She'd already worn a similarly Greek-inspired look days earlier while kicking off promo with the cast in New York, which suggests the "goddess dressing" is a deliberate through-line for her press tour, not a single red-carpet moment.

Holland plays Telemachus, son of Odysseus and Penelope, in the film. It's a role that puts him at the emotional center of the story rather than the sidelines, and his presence at this photocall alongside Zendaya reinforces how much the studio wants these two treated as a unit for promo purposes.

Who Else Showed Up

The rest of the lineup reads like a wishlist:

  • Anne Hathaway — plays Queen Penelope, wife of Odysseus. She wore a Blumarine piece from the label's Resort 2027 collection, paired with knee-high beige boots. Hathaway also recently announced she's expecting her third child.
  • Matt Damon — plays Odysseus, King of Ithaca, whose long journey home after the Trojan War is the backbone of the entire story.
  • Robert Pattinson — joined the ensemble cast, continuing his run of high-profile blockbuster work.
  • Lupita Nyong'o — wore Chanel Resort 2027 for the event.
  • Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton, Benny Safdie, and John Leguizamo — rounded out the cast appearing at the London stop. Morton wore Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2026.
  • Christopher Nolan — the film's director and writer, present alongside his cast rather than sitting the promo out.

That's not a small ensemble cast dressing up for a group photo. That's a director cashing in every favor and relationship he's built over two decades of filmmaking to assemble one story.



Why a Photocall Actually Matters Here

It's easy to scroll past photocall coverage as pure fashion content, and a chunk of it is exactly that. But this one is doing real narrative work for the film's marketing.

Nolan's projects don't usually lean on ensemble glamour shots this early or this hard. The Odyssey is reportedly one of his biggest productions to date, and getting this many A-listers in one room, in coordinated Greek-mythology-adjacent styling, signals a rollout built around scale and prestige rather than mystery. Compare that to the marketing playbook for something like Oppenheimer, which stayed tighter and more withholding. This is the opposite instinct: show the whole pantheon at once.

The Source Material, Briefly

The Odyssey is Nolan's adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic, which he also wrote. The story follows Odysseus's long and dangerous journey home after the Trojan War, weaving in encounters with mythical creatures and his years-long effort to reunite with Penelope. Casting Damon as the wandering king and Hathaway as the wife holding down Ithaca gives the central relationship real dramatic weight, especially with Holland's Telemachus caught in the middle, a son who's grown up without his father.

Athena's role as Odysseus's divine protector throughout the epic makes Zendaya's casting a smart mythological fit as well, not just a star-power add.

What to Watch For Next

With the London photocall behind them, expect the press tour to escalate. Typical patterns for a release of this size:

  1. Additional international photocalls and premieres in the weeks before release.
  2. Late-night and talk show circuits for the top-billed cast, likely Damon, Hathaway, Zendaya, and Holland first.
  3. A final trailer push closer to the July 17 release date.
  4. Reviews and embargo lifts typically landing days before wide release.

If the marketing keeps leaning into the mythological styling seen in London, don't be surprised if it carries through to the premiere red carpet too.

FAQs

When does The Odyssey come out? The film is scheduled to hit theaters on July 17.

Who directed The Odyssey? Christopher Nolan both wrote and directed the film.

Who plays Odysseus and Penelope in The Odyssey? Matt Damon plays Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and Anne Hathaway plays his wife, Queen Penelope.

What role does Zendaya play in The Odyssey? Zendaya plays Athena, the Greek goddess associated with wisdom and strategy in Homer's original epic.

What role does Tom Holland play in The Odyssey? Tom Holland plays Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope.

Are Zendaya and Tom Holland actually married? Yes, the two are a real-life married couple in addition to co-starring in the film.

Who else is in The Odyssey cast? The ensemble includes Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton, Benny Safdie, and John Leguizamo.

Is Anne Hathaway pregnant? Yes, Hathaway announced last month that she's expecting her third child.

  • Zendaya and Tom Holland joined their Odyssey co-stars for a London photocall on June 5, both dressed in Greek-mythology-inspired looks.
  • The ensemble cast included Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, and more, all appearing alongside director Christopher Nolan.
  • The film adapts Homer's Odyssey, with Damon as Odysseus, Hathaway as Penelope, Holland as Telemachus, and Zendaya as Athena.
  • The Odyssey is set for release on July 17.

A photocall is usually a footnote in a film's marketing cycle. This one wasn't. Getting Zendaya, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Robert Pattinson, and Lupita Nyong'o in the same room, styled around the same mythological theme, is Nolan and the studio telling you exactly how big they think this movie is before a single review has run. Whether The Odyssey lives up to that scale on July 17 is the real story still to come.