Universal responds after The Odyssey leaks online amid record-breaking box office for Christopher Nolan

The epic adaptation of Homer's poem was briefly available in full on X – but has now been removed.

A shot from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in which Matt Damon aims his bow and arrow towards the water while his fellow soldiers scramble on the same boat.

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Published: Monday, 27 July 2026 at 3:27 pm

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Universal has issued a response after The Odyssey was leaked in full online, just over a week after its release in cinemas.

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A high-quality version of Christopher Nolan's epic film racked up millions of views after being illegally uploaded to X over the weekend, but it has now been removed after the studio intervened.

"We became aware of the unauthorised posting of the film and immediately initiated takedown protocols," a statement from Universal reads.

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"We take copyright infringement seriously and will pursue all appropriate remedies to protect our content and intellectual property right."

Of course, much has been made about the fact that The Odyssey is a film very much designed for the big screen – the first in history to be shot entirely using IMAX film cameras – and so it makes sense that Universal would be especially annoyed by this leak.

Still, it doesn't look to have dampened the film's incredible box office dominance by any measure. The film is now well on its way to reaching the $1 billion mark, having grossed over $600 million in just two weekends and showing little sign of slowing.

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Nolan's adaptation of Homer's classic poem has been widely praised by both critics and audiences, with our own Radio Times review awarding the film 5 stars and declaring it "a powerful and profound achievement."

Our reviewer James Mottram wrote: "Filled with blazing action, blood-curdling fights and creatures that truly bring Homer’s epic poem to life, this is Nolan at his finest."

The film stars Matt Damon in the lead role as Odysseus, with Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o and Charlize Theron some of the other major names in the starry cast.

The Odyssey is now showing in UK cinemas.

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Patrick CremonaSenior Film Writer

Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.

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