The Odyssey world tour landed in New York City on Tuesday night, shutting down Lincoln Square for a star-studded red carpet accompanied by soldiers and a massive Trojan Horse.
The 40-foot statue is much more than just a prop to promote the film, as it also plays a pivotal part in the story — Odysseus (played by Matt Damon) and his men hide inside for their secret attack to win the Trojan War, before they begin their long and treacherous journey home. Christopher Nolan and his team built the horse — along with many other major set pieces — practically for the film, and even saw the director himself climb inside.
John Leguizamo, who plays Odysseus’ trusted friend Eumaeus, told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet that he first saw the Trojan Horse when “I was looking for Chris Nolan to meet him, and they told me he was inside the horse with 20 actors and the DP [Hoyte van Hoytema] and the IMAX camera. I couldn’t believe that. I was like, wow, this man is a leader. This man is not going to ask anything of you that he doesn’t attempt himself.”
Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton, John Leguizamo, Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, and Zendaya at the New York premiere.
