Travis Scott Has Entered His Greek Epic Era

Let’s be honest, we all saw the Oppenheimer sweep coming.

Seven Oscars, a billion dollars, Cillian Murphy's cheekbones—Christopher Nolan had conquered the atomic age.

So then of course, the logical next step for Nolan was drumroll Ancient Greece, obviously. And because assembling Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Lupita Nyong'o apparently wasn't enough firepower for Homer's The Odyssey, Nolan has decided to throw Travis Scott into the mix.

Yes, you read that right. La Flame himself is suiting up for Homer's epic, and honestly? It's the most chaotic casting choice since Harry Styles showed up in Dunkirk.

The reveal dropped during the AFC Championship game showing Scott banging a scepter on a table, commanding a room full of soldiers including Tom Holland's Telemachus and Jon Bernthal's Menelaus. "A war, a man, a trick—a trick to break the walls of Troy," he declares, before the whole thing goes up in flames.

Now, before you spiral into "but can he act?" territory, remember this isn't Scott's first rodeo with Nolan. He created "The Plan" for Tenet back in 2020, which Nolan praised as "the final piece of a yearlong puzzle." The director clearly saw something there—enough to give him a speaking role in what's shaping up to be one of the most ambitious films in recent memory.

Everything We Know About The Odyssey

Dropping July 17, Nolan's adaptation follows Matt Damon as Odysseus on his treacherous journey home after the Trojan War. The cast reads like someone's dream: Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, Charlize Theron as Circe, Lupita Nyong'o, Mia Goth, and filmmaker Benny Safdie as Agamemnon.

The film was shot entirely on IMAX cameras—a first for a narrative feature—thanks to a new "blimp" system that muffles the notoriously loud cameras. Nolan can now shoot actors whispering from a foot away and actually capture usable sound.

Shot across Greece, Italy, and Morocco, The Odyssey is Nolan's post-Oppenheimer victory lap.

Whether Scott's performance lands remains to be seen, but the man clearly saw something worth pursuing. And honestly? In a timeline where we're getting Travis Scott in a Greek epic, we might as well embrace the chaos.