Lupita Nyong’o to Play Helen and Clytemnestra in Nolan’s The Odyssey

Overview

• A new Time profile confirms Lupita Nyong’o will portray both Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra in Christopher Nolan’s epic.
• The film reworks relationships from the myths, with Helen married to Menelaus played by Jon Bernthal and Clytemnestra married to Agamemnon played by Benny Safdie.
• Nolan says he chose not to cast on‑screen Olympian gods, opting to evoke divine force through nature and IMAX scale to put viewers in the storm and at sea.
• The cast includes Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Tom Holland as Telemachus, and other stars like Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.
• The Odyssey is slated for a July 17, 2026 release, is billed as the first film shot entirely in IMAX, and adds touches like Travis Scott as a bard as the team channels budget to the screen.