With just over a week left until the release of Christopher Nolan’s anticipated Greek epic The Odyssey bursts into theatres, Universal has shared a behind the scenes look at Tom Holland’s fight and sword training for the film.
Holland stars in The Odyssey as Telemachus, Odysseus’ son who is determined to find his long lost father and protect his mother Penelope and home from the number of men who have arrived looking to wed Penelope, making themselves the rulers of Ithaca.
Holland is obviously no stranger to fight scenes after starring in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, a role which he will be seen again two weeks after The Odyssey‘s release in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but his previous roles have never involved swordfighting. The new featurette shows off Holland’s training and teases a fight atop a cliff in Italy as Telemachus prepares for his own journey. Watch the featurette below…
The Odyssey‘s huge ensemble features Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron.
Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX® film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.
The Odyssey invades cinemas and IMAX around the world on July 17th.
