7 July 2026
Tom Holland felt like he was in the midst of a “re-enactment” while shooting The Odyssey.
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The 30-year-old actor stars alongside Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron in The Odyssey, the new Sir Christopher Nolan-directed epic fantasy film, and Tom has admitted to being amazed by the scale and ambition of the movie.
Speaking to Extra, Tom recalled: “I remember we were on the beach in Morocco and I kind of got to where the set was and, you know, the A.D. said, ‘Just keep walking that way and eventually you will get to the crew,’ and it felt like I walked for miles … It was like a boat, thousands of background actors, the Trojan horse, you know, fires, and all this sort of stuff but no crew. Like, I couldn’t see anyone so I keep walking.
“Eventually, I start seeing radios and equipment and stuff … That’s like the opposite experience to what being on a film set is like usually … It felt more like a re-enactment than it did like a film set.”
Tom compared shooting the scene to landing on a beach because he felt so isolated.
The Hollywood star – who is married to Zendaya, his co-star in the movie – shared: “It almost felt like I’d kind of gone back in time and just, like, landed on this beach. It scared the s*** out of me.”
Tom previously revealed that he joined the cast of The Odyssey before even reading the script.
The actor admitted it was a “phone call of a lifetime” when he was offered a role in the movie.
Tom told Good Morning America: “All I can say is that I’m incredibly excited. And obviously honoured, but that’s all I can say because, to be honest, that’s all I know.”
Tom – who is best-known for his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – likened receiving the call to being cast as Spider-Man.
He shared: “When the opportunity came in, it was the phone call of a lifetime.
“It was reminiscent of getting the call about ‘Spider-Man’ 10 years ago. It’s an amazing thing for me. I’m super proud and I’m really, really excited.”
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