Elliot Page’s Secret ‘The Odyssey’ Role May Have Been Accidentally Revealed

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ has been one of the most closely guarded productions in recent memory. From its initial announcement in December 2024 to the months of speculation that followed, Nolan has kept fans in a state of deliberate uncertainty, revealing just enough to keep the internet spinning.

The film’s enormous ensemble cast has been one of the biggest sources of that excitement, with roles for Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, and Tom Holland all officially confirmed. But for a handful of actors, the mystery of who they are actually playing has lingered right up until the film’s press screenings.

Elliot Page was among the most discussed of those unknowns. Since being confirmed as part of the cast in early 2025, speculation about the actor’s role has passed through several phases. First came the theory that Page would be playing Achilles, the legendary Greek warrior, a rumor that spread widely online and drew both enthusiasm and significant controversy.

Then a competing theory emerged suggesting Page was set to portray Elpenor, a minor but emotionally significant crew member of Odysseus who dies accidentally and later appears as a spirit in the Underworld.

As it turns out, both guesses were wrong. According to a report from IGN Hungary, Elliot Page’s role in the film contradicts earlier fan speculation entirely. Page is not playing Achilles, but rather Sinon, a Greek soldier who is part of Odysseus’ fleet.

The confirmation came through the Hungarian voice cast list obtained via Universal’s non-U.S. distributor. Sinon is Odysseus’ cousin and the character who convinces the Trojans to bring the wooden horse inside the city by pretending to have been left behind by the Greeks.

The character is not drawn from Homer’s original poem at all. Sinon is not mentioned by Homer, but his story is given in the Aeneid of Virgil and other later accounts, as a treacherous agent of the Greeks who misleads the Trojans into taking the Trojan Horse within their city.

That Nolan has chosen to incorporate Sinon into his adaptation is itself a significant creative decision, one that signals the director has pulled from a broader tradition of classical sources rather than limiting himself strictly to a single text.

For Page, the role is a compelling departure from what fans expected. Sinon is not a warrior in the traditional heroic mold. He is a strategist and a liar, a man whose greatest contribution to the Greek cause is not physical strength but the willingness to be left behind, alone and vulnerable, to sell a performance that will bring an empire to its knees. The character demands an actor who can project fragility and menace in the same breath, which makes the casting feel increasingly deliberate the more you think about it.

Page and Nolan have history, which adds another layer to this reunion. Page worked with the director on ‘Inception’ over fifteen years ago, and spoke about the experience of returning to work with him at New York City Comic Con. “I was so excited to be thought of for ‘The Odyssey’ and to be asked to come back to work with him,” Page told Variety. “I loved working with him on ‘Inception’ and loved being a part of that movie. I was just completely jazzed and excited, and basically went and met with Chris and talked about the part, then sat in a room and read the script. It was such a joy to come back.”

Page also spoke to how their own personal evolution played into their excitement for the project. “To come back now, as you can imagine, being more comfortable in yourself makes these sorts of projects more enjoyable,” Page added, noting what the experience meant to them personally.

The reveal of Page’s role as Sinon also unlocks a clearer picture of just how expansive Nolan’s scope is for this adaptation. The full cast list confirms a range of supporting roles, including James Remar as the blind Underworld prophet Tiresias, Himesh Patel as Odysseus’ brother-in-law Eurylochus, Mia Goth as the disloyal Ithacan maidservant Melantho, and Corey Hawkins as the wealthy Egyptian Polybus, alongside Travis Scott as a bard and Bill Irwin as the voice of the Cyclops.

The film was shot across Morocco, Greece, Italy, Scotland, Iceland, Western Sahara, and Malta, as well as at the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles, with an estimated budget of $250 million, making it among the most expensive of Nolan’s career and the first to be shot entirely on IMAX 70mm film cameras. ‘The Odyssey’ opens in theaters on July 17.

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