Elliot Page, Himesh Patel join Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
What's the story
Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan has beefed up the supporting cast of his upcoming film, The Odyssey, with four more actors.
Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, and Samantha Morton are the new additions, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will bring Homer's foundational saga to Imax screens for the first time on July 17, 2026.
Veteran actors
'The Odyssey' cast boasts of familiar faces from Nolan's films
Page, Patel, and Irwin are no strangers to Nolan's cinematic universe.
Page is fondly remembered for their role as architecture grad student Ariadne in Inception (2010), while Patel appeared in Tenet (2020).
Irwin lent his voice to the character TARS the robot in Interstellar.
For Morton, this will be her first collaboration with Nolan.
Star-studded ensemble
'The Odyssey' cast includes Hollywood A-listers
The quartet will be joining a star-studded cast that already features Hollywood heavyweights like Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, and Benny Safdie.
Universal Studios describes the project as a "mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology."
Actor profiles
A closer look at the new cast members' careers
Page, an Oscar nominee for 2007's Juno, is known for Netflix's The Umbrella Academy and the feature Close to You.
Patel rose to fame with Yesterday (2018) and earned an Emmy nomination for HBO's Station Eleven.
Irwin has a varied portfolio including Rustin and TV shows like Third Rock from the Sun and Sesame Street.
Morton is a two-time Oscar nominee famous for headlining The Serpent Queen on Starz.