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Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer

May 5, 2026 Development Source: Ars Technica

Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer

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We got our first look at stills of Damon’s Odysseus in February 2025 (which irked historical purists because Damon was wearing a Corinthian helmet with a red plume), an extended teaser last July, and a full-length trailer in December. Those who went to see IMAX screenings of major films that same month were treated to six minutes of footage from the film—a flashback sequence depicting Odysseus’ use of the Trojan Horse to win the war. Another sneak peek aired in January during the NFL playoffs, featuring rapper Travis Scott, Holland, and Bernthal. This latest trailer gives us our first glimpse of Theron’s Circe and Pattinson’s conniving Antinous, the latter intent on wooing Penelope and ruling over Ithaca in Odysseus’ stead, as well as snidely taunting Telemachus for his daddy issues. The infamous cyclops briefly appears, as well as footage of Odysseus and his men battling the cannibalistic race of giants known as Laestrygonians and navigating around the treacherous whirlpool Charybdis. And was that our hero’s dog, Argos, flitting by? The Odyssey hits theaters on July 17, 2026.