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Review: Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation of The Odessey…I Have Questions.
One of the biggest movies that is supposed to come out this year is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odessey, the classic Greek epic that we (hopefully) all had to read in middle/high school. Unfortunately, however, the trailer for this is already making me want to hate watch the movie because it already looks terrible.
#1: The Casting
The casting of this movie is so bad that Epic: The Musical did a better job casting the characters…and you can’t even see the cast (though I had some issues with the guy voicing Odesseus, but I digress.)
The first issue is that it has so many highly recognizable stars in it that any time they popped up, I just went, “Oh, it’s Spiderman,” “Oh, it’s Edward Cullen,” “Zendaya,” “Ay, it’s Anne Hathaway,” etc. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, and it could be overlooked, but what prevents me from doing so is that a bunch of them are totally miscast.
Zendaya as Athena. Tom Holland as Telemachus. Elliot Page as Achilles. Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen.
All of this has been said before, but this is terrible for so many reasons. Zendaya is a terrible Athena as she doesn’t have the screen presence or range to portray the goddess of war and wisdom. Angelina Jolie or someone similar would have been better.
Similarly, Tom Holland as Telemachus could be good, as he starts off in The Odyssey as a young man finding his feet before maturing into an heir befitting his father, but I once again worry about how well Holland will be able to portray that on screen. As the joke goes, he seems doomed to play a 19-year-old forever and his acting range supports this view. How well he’ll be able to play the heir of Ithaca is up in the air.
Robert Pattinson as Antinous was a terrible choice, once again because he doesn’t have the screen presence to pull it off. Antinous is the worst of the suitors, being their impromptu leader. He’s violent, arrogant, mean-spirited, and the overall embodiment of hubris. Epic: The Musical captured this perfectly in the parts Antinous sings (think the song “Hold Them Down,”) and the fans of the musical animated him in such a way that it shows his power, cunning, and pride. He’s genuinely unnerving to listen to. The person who plays him should embody that, and Robert Pattinson is way off the mark. He does brooding scumbag well, but that’s pretty much it. If you want him to play an angsty vampire, go ahead. Other than that, he doesn’t have the acting range or looks to pull off playing such a major villain. He just comes off as a bully who would go running to his mom if anyone stood up to him. He’s scummy but not scary.
Lupita Nyong’o as Helen is another person that’s been commented on since this movie was announced. While she is beautiful, she simply is not a book accurate Helen. Helen of Troy was the embodiment of Greek beauty standards and is described as “white-armed,” blonde, and blue eyed by various Greek poets like Hesiod and Sappho. She’s pretty much the polar opposite of Nyong’o.
As for Eliot Page as Achilles, while (to my knowledge) this hasn’t been confirmed yet, if the rumors are true…do I need to say why this is stupid?
#2: Bad Writing
Though it could be possible that the writers are trying to write this for a younger audience, we’re not so dumb that we can’t understand formal speech. What dialogue we’ve gotten so far from the trailer is very modern and had people roasting it mercilessly in the comments. For example, instead of Telemachus telling Antinous, “My father is coming home,” he tells him, “My dad is coming home.”
Apparently, Odysseus went out to get milk and disappeared for 20 years.
This is supposed to be a serious adaptation of The Odyssey. This isn’t supposed to be a parody. If I hear “rizz” mentioned anywhere in this adaptation, I’m leaving for Mars.
#3: What Translation is Being Adapted?
Apparently, there are a lot of different translations of The Odyssey out there and some of them are terrible. The one Nolan is adapting is particularly questionable, written by Emily Wilson, who wished to make the poem more female centered. She wanted to make the whole thing more focused on the women of the story and their experiences, obviously by interjecting feminism in there.
That said, if it’s a faithful adaptation of that particular translation of the poem, we can safely assume that the wokeness will be present in more ways than just the casting. While the women are certainly an interesting part of the story and play some pivotal roles in the plot, to make the story all about them takes away from the main plot: Odysseus wanting to return home after 20 years abroad.
#4: The Costuming
The costuming in this movie looks like it could be hit and miss, which is sad given the fact that we know exactly what ancient Greek clothing looked like from art and sculptures. Penelope’s dress looks alright, though it could have been better. Athena’s outfit is okay in terms of being historically accurate, though for the goddess of weaving, I expected it to look more complex (also, where’s her signature helmet and shield?) Some of the men’s outfits look accurate as well.
However, when it comes to some of the armor, I’m simply not buying it. The most obvious example of this is Agamemnon’s helmet. It’s literally just Batman’s mask but made to look Greek with a dumb spinal column added to it for no reason. I guess we’re also going to ignore the fact that the Greeks didn’t have steel armor, and only steel armor can look like the metal used on that helmet.
That’s also not even mentioning the Laestrygonians, which need no explanation:
At this rate, the only thing anyone will die of is laughter. It’s a bunch of overweight dudes with fake abs and the ever-hilarious sculpted moobs. How inclusive of the directors to recognize that you can be hilarious at any size.
Until next time,
M.J.
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Duncan Jones Unveils First Teaser For ‘Rogue Trooper’ As ‘2000 AD’ Adaptation Finally Steps Into View
https://youtu.be/byd5PRryi_Y?si=exGi3Rz9CSJw-yDO
After years of quietly bubbling away in the background, Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) has finally given us our first proper look at ‘Rogue Trooper’, hi
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Netflix Drops Trailer For ‘Ladies First’ As Sacha Baron Cohen & Rosamund Pike Flip The Power Dynamic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeetI2DfbaE
'Ladies First' looks like Netflix is leaning hard into a sharp, high-concept comedy this May, with Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, The
#MovieNews #MovieTrailers #TVNews #TVTrailers #UKAirDates #USAirDates
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Prime Video Unveils Full Trailer For ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’ Ahead Of May Release
https://youtu.be/-4ZVFspRn3M?si=Joy-o0Dehu4X8ytC
Prime Video has dropped the full trailer for ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War’, giving us a much better look at John Krasinski’s retur
#MovieNews #MovieTrailers #TVNews #TVTrailers #UKAirDates #USAirDates
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W ramach kolejnej edycji Halo Nadodrze #3 18.04.2026 organizujemy Dzień VHS w Pierce of Cake! Między 13 a 16 będziemy wyświetlać stare reklamy i trailery filmów z vhs na rzutniku. Wpadnij do nas w na Śrutową 17/1 zbić piątkę, wypić kawę i poczuć klimat lat 90-00! Wielkie dzięki Krypta VHS za udostępnienie zbiorów.
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #MovieTrailers #TheSecret #Broadway Award Winning Broadway Show Officially Drops First Trailer Ahead of Streaming Release [Exclusive] http://dlvr.it/TRyBfx
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Mabel #JudyGreer #MovieTrailers Judy Greer’s New Coming-of-Age Indie Movie Sets Release Date With First Trailer [Exclusive] http://dlvr.it/TRvBl8
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #RyanHansen #Comedy #MovieTrailers Before 'Romy and Michelle' Reunite This Summer, This Indie Trailer Is Giving All the '90s Nostalgia We Need [Exclusive] http://dlvr.it/TRqBKF
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Amazon MGM’s Live-Action ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Unleashes First Trailer As Eternia Heads To Cinemas This June
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R-N0NDdvww
Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Studios have finally unveiled the first trailer for ‘Masters Of The Universe’, giving fans their best look yet at
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Breakdown Teases A Darker, Stranger New Chapter For Peter Parker
https://youtu.be/qwVAc2MmlwU?si=szj94-SnWq2_ZqqL
Marvel and Sony finally dropped the first trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, and while most people will already have seen it by now, there’s actually a lot more to dig
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Man, movie trailers really leave nothing for the viewer to discover in the watching anymore do they?
Just watched a couple of trailers for the #ProjectHailMary movie and got the whole plot dump. They leave a couple of minor outcome questions, but otherwise it's all there in a couple of minutes of viewing.
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The 80s didn’t just sing. They belted.
This week in the Classic 80s Trailer Vault:
🎷 The Blues Brothers
✨ Xanadu
🏁 Grease 2
🎸 Purple RainAll original trailers. All attitude. All now live.
And it leads straight into Saturday’s Deep Dive:
Why Grease 2 is better than Grease.Step into the vault 👇
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiFet-zP4QsOt-P_K_kua0vBRbsYpO25d#movietrailers #80smovies #moviemusicals #musicals #classic80s #TheBluesBrothers #Xanadu #Grease2 #PurpleRain
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Toy Story 5 Trailer Sees Woody & Buzz Reunite As Tech Takes Over The Toy Box
https://youtu.be/n41enLMUrgU?si=EckXoAF60gSGssOU
The toys are back in town, and this time their biggest rival is not a villain, a daycare centre or a dusty collector’s cabinet. It is a touchscreen.
Disney and Pixar have released the first trailer for ‘Toy Story
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‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ Trailer Sees Tommy Shelby Ride Again As War Looms
https://youtu.be/lcvUGs3xaDM?si=B1ddc78ecA-Gwau_
Tommy Shelby is back, and he does not look like a man at peace.
Netflix has released the first trailer for ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’, bringin
#MovieNews #MovieTrailers #TVNews #TVTrailers #UKAirDates #USAirDates
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Pedro Pascal Unmasked In Explosive New ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer
https://youtu.be/IHWlvwu8t1w?si=_XMLEn4RiErEVoyb
Lucasfilm has dropped a brand new trailer for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’, and yes, Din Djarin is very much back in action… and very much showing his face.
The first big-screen outing for the g
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2026年公開予定のアクション映画予告編（コンセプト） https://drama.io/864299/ #2025MovieTrailersOfficial #Equalizer4 #Extraction3 #Extraction3Trailer #Fast11 #Fast11Trailer #FastAndFurious #FastAndFurious11 #FastAndFurious11Trailer #FastXPart2 #FastX2Trailer #JamesBond #JasonStathamMovies #JohnWick #JohnWick5 #JohnWick5Trailer #movie #MovieTrailers #MovieTrailers2025 #movies #NewMovieTrailers2025 #NightHasFallenTrailer #TheEqualizer4 #TheMechanic3 #trailer #Trailer2025 #trailers #Trailers2025 #映画 #映画公開予定
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Nine upcoming films unveiled new trailers during Super Bowl 2026, offering fans first looks at major titles across sci-fi, animation, superhero and horror genres. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/superbowl-2026-movie-trailers-list-k81sso39?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MovieTrailers #SuperBowl2026 #Hollywood #Movies
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Super Bowl LX Trailer Reveal Shows Blockbuster Premieres
The big game on February 8 will also be a showcase for new movie trailers. Networks will air spots that tease the next wave of blockbusters. Fans tune in for the game and stay for the sneak peeks. This article tells you which studios will roll out their latest teasers and why you should watch....
#Disney #Mandalorian #Movietrailers #Paramount #Scream7 #StevenSpielberg #SuperBowl
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Super Bowl LX Trailer Reveal Shows Blockbuster Premieres
The big game on February 8 will also be a showcase for new movie trailers. Networks will air spots that tease the next wave of blockbusters. Fans tune in for the game and stay for the sneak peeks. This article tells you which studios will roll out their latest teasers and why you should watch....
#Disney #Mandalorian #Movietrailers #Paramount #Scream7 #StevenSpielberg #SuperBowl
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Super Bowl LX Trailer Reveal Shows Blockbuster Premieres
The big game on February 8 will also be a showcase for new movie trailers. Networks will air spots that tease the next wave of blockbusters. Fans tune in for the game and stay for the sneak peeks. This article tells you which studios will roll out their latest teasers and why you should watch....
#Disney #Mandalorian #Movietrailers #Paramount #Scream7 #StevenSpielberg #SuperBowl
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YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions (Deadline Exclusive)
https://deadline.com/2025/12/youtube-terminates-screen-culture-kh-studio-fake-ai-trailer-1236652506/
#youtube #youtubenews #shutsdown #tech #technews #ai #aivideos #aitrailers #faketrailers #movietrailers #aiyoutubechannels #youtubechannels #fakecontent #aislop
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Netflix Reveals Huge 2026 Slate With Major TV Returns, New Series and Star-Led Movies
https://youtu.be/qlMSibxFgZ8?si=l-8VX6uiQVRaQf0C
Netflix has officially revealed a substantial portion of its 2026 lineup, confirming a packed year ahead that blends long-running fan favourites, prestig
#MovieNews #MovieTrailers #TVNews #TVTrailers #UKAirDates #USAirDates
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Fans Go Wild for Thor’s New Avengers Doomsday Teaser See Why
Marvel Studios released the second teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday this week. The clip runs before the new Avatar: Fire and Ash preview in theaters. It puts Thor front and center, showing Chris Hemsworth wielding Mjolnir with a fresh short haircut. Fans immediately reacted on social media, sharing excitement and theories....
#AvengersDoomsday #Fanreactions #MarvelStudios #Movietrailers #Thor
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Fans Go Wild for Thor’s New Avengers Doomsday Teaser See Why
Marvel Studios released the second teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday this week. The clip runs before the new Avatar: Fire and Ash preview in theaters. It puts Thor front and center, showing Chris Hemsworth wielding Mjolnir with a fresh short haircut. Fans immediately reacted on social media, sharing excitement and theories....
#AvengersDoomsday #Fanreactions #MarvelStudios #Movietrailers #Thor
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Fans Go Wild for Thor’s New Avengers Doomsday Teaser See Why
Marvel Studios released the second teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday this week. The clip runs before the new Avatar: Fire and Ash preview in theaters. It puts Thor front and center, showing Chris Hemsworth wielding Mjolnir with a fresh short haircut. Fans immediately reacted on social media, sharing excitement and theories....
#AvengersDoomsday #Fanreactions #MarvelStudios #Movietrailers #Thor
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YouTube takes action against fake #AIGenerated movie trailers: https://zorz.it/IARvr
#PesalaBandara #FakeMovieTrailers #Hollywood #CopyrightInfringement #video #technology #culture #YouTube #MovieTrailers
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Marvel Drops First ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser Trailer As A Familiar Face Returns
https://youtu.be/UiMg566PREA?si=XEP7vVGSjGgKcqT3
Doomsday is coming, and Marvel Studios has officially started the countdown.
Marvel has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving us our first taste of the next major Av
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Deadline: YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers Watched By Millions. “The Google-owned video giant has switched off Screen Culture and KH Studio, which together boasted well over 2 million subscribers and more than a billion views.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/20/deadline-youtube-shuts-down-channels-using-ai-to-create-fake-movie-trailers-watched-by-millions/
