Anne Hathaway addressed why a well-known scene from Homer’s The Odyssey was omitted from Christopher Nolan’s film, citing narrative focus as the reason. In an interview with ScreenRant, the actress said Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey excluded the olive tree bed to keep attention on the story’s late-stage stakes. Hathaway explained the decision centered on sustaining momentum around whether Odysseus would survive, noting the bed-chamber moment could exist offscreen within the characters’ lives. In Homer’s poem, the olive tree bed is central to Odysseus and Penelope’s reunion. Nolan’s adaptation stars Matt Damon and Hathaway, released July 17, 2026, and currently holds 95% critics and 97% audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
