Tom Holland on his 'last chance to play a boy' in The Odyssey

Tom Holland says his new role as Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey feels like “the last chance” to play “a boy,” marking, in his view, “a new chapter” in life. In the film, Telemachus is the son of Odysseus, who has been absent since the Trojan Wars, leaving him only the legendary stories of his father. Holland, 30, stars alongside Matt Damon as Odysseus, and Anne Hathaway as Penelope, who must protect her household from the suitors. Holland also discusses how Nolan involved his then-on-screen connection with actress Zendaya, who appears as Athena; Holland said they had a special moment after receiving news for the casting. Hathaway, who recently announced she is pregnant, links motherhood themes to the ancient setting and notes the stakes were “really, really high.” Holland also reflects on debates around parenthood referenced in the film, but the article cuts off before detailing them.