EXCLUSIVE: Shōgun and Warfare star Cosmo Jarvis won’t be part of the all-star cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in the end.
As reported, Jarvis had been due to join the likes of Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway in the anticipated film, but it turns out a scheduling conflict meant that he had to drop out shortly before filming.
Jarvis is gearing up to star in the feature biopic Young Stalin about the Russian dictator.
We understand that Jarvis’ role in the Nolan-Universal epic was filled by Prometheus and The Defeated star Logan Marshall-Green. The role remains under wraps.
The film, currently set for a release in Imax on July 17, 2026, is filming at locations in Morocco, Italy, Ireland and Scotland. Based on the epic poem, the story follows Odysseus (played by Damon), King of Ithaca, on his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War. During his voyage, the protagonist faces Polyphemus the Cyclops, Sirens, the nymph Calypso and the witch goddess Circe in the treacherous oceans that separate him from his island home and wife Penelope, who unravels a wedding train that she weaves every night in the event that one of the suitors who have taken over her home ends up marrying her should her husband not return. His memory is also guarded by his son Telemachus (played in the movie by Holland). The story also features Gods including Athena, Poseidon and Zeus.
A teaser trailer, currently playing in theaters, recently leaked on TikTok and X. Universal released a first-look image (below) earlier this year.
Matt Damon in ‘The Odyssey’
Universal Pictures
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