The King of Ithaca defies the gods in the final trailer of The Odyssey

We’re counting down the days until Christopher Nolan’s release The Odysseyand Universal Pictures has released one final trailer to get people excited.

Most of us read some form of The Odyssey in high school, so we are well versed in this matter: Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, begins a long journey home after 10 years of fighting in the Trojan War. But the journey does not go well, as Odysseus and his men encounter the cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and a fortune teller named Circe, among other obstacles. Meanwhile, Penelope, his long-suffering wife, fends off hundreds of suitors who want to usurp Odysseus’ role.

Matt Damon stars as a wandering Ithacan king. The cast includes Anne Hathaway as Penelope; Tom Holland as Odysseus’ son, Telemachus; Robert Pattinson as Antinous, one of Penelope’s many suitors; Jon Bernthal as the Spartan king, Menelaus; Benny Safdie as the Achaean leader of the Trojan War, Agamemnon; John Leguizamo as Odysseus’ faithful servant, Eumaeus; Himesh Patel as his second-in-command, Eurylochus; Will Yun Lee and Jimmy Gonzales as workers; and Mia Goth as Penelope Melantho’s maid. We also have Zendaya as Athena, Charlize Theron as Circe, and Lupita Nyong’o in doubles: Helen of Troy and Helen’s sister, Clytemnestra.