The Hollywood Reporter has announced that actor Ryan Hurst has secured his next role in award-winning director Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Hurst joins previously announced fellow Walking Dead actors Jon Bernthal, Corey Hawkins, and Samantha Morton.
The film is written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan who is known for Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight Rises. The Odyssey is described as a mythical action movie that is based on the Greek poem by Homer. This film will be Nolan's most expensive to date, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises.
Homer's The Odyssey chronicles the 10-year journey of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he makes his way home following the Trojan War. The story includes his wife Penelope and son Telemachus and other notable characters, Athena, Circe, Poseidon, and Zeus.
The film is led by Matt Damon as Odysseus, and he is joined by a long list of impressive talent, including Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, and Benny Safdie. Additional cast members include Mia Goth, Elliot Page, Benny Safdie, Cosmo Jarvis, and more.
The Odyssey will release in theaters on July 17, 2026.
Ryan Hurst - other upcoming roles and more.
Hurst and fellow TWDU actor Michael Greyes will star in the Netflix original series The Abandons, which is expected to be released in 2025. The Western series is set in the 1850s and follows the conflicts that arise between many Old West outlaw groups. The series also stars Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Lucus Till, Aisling Franciosi, Patton Oswalt, and more.
The actor will join another fellow TWD cast member, Cassady McClincy, in Danny Peykoff's directorial debut, Out ComeThe Wolves, which is based on the punk band Rancid's 1995 same-titled album. The movie also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Harold Perrineau, Orlando Norman, Spence Moore II, and Heidi Grace Engerman.
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