Scott is no stranger to the screen, as he has had small roles in the TV special Trolls: Holiday in Harmony and the film Aggro Dr1ft. And though the movie marks his first onscreen role in a Nolan movie, he previously made a song for the Oscar winner’s 2020 movie Tenet. 

 “His voice became the final piece of a yearlong puzzle,” Nolan told GQ at the time. “His insights into the musical and narrative mechanism [composer] Ludwig Göransson and I were building were immediate, insightful, and profound.”

And those storytelling skills will surely come in handy as he and the rest of The Odyssey’s star-studded cast—which includes Damon, Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, and more— handles this ancient epic.

And given how beloved the Greek text is, Nolan admitted many classicists may not be totally satisfied with his vision. Still, the Inception director asked them to give his forthcoming project a chance.

“Hopefully they’ll enjoy the film,” he told Time, “even if they don’t agree with everything.” 

As you wait for The Odyssey to hit theaters on July 17, read on to check out some other films premiering this year…