Tom Holland shares why ‘The Odyssey’ felt like 're-enactment' to him

Hollywood actor Tom Holland shared that filming the upcoming epic film ‘The Odyssey’ felt less like a typical movie set and more like a historical "re-enactment."

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I remember we were on the beach in Morocco and I kind of got to where the set was and, you know, the A.D. said, ‘Just keep walking that way and eventually you will get to the crew’, and it felt like I walked for miles.

Holland, 30, stars in the Sir Christopher Nolan-directed fantasy film alongside a star-studded cast including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. He expressed amazement at the sheer scale and ambition of the production.

Recalling a specific moment on a beach in Morocco, Holland told Extra, "I remember we were on the beach in Morocco and I kind of got to where the set was and, you know, the A.D. said, ‘Just keep walking that way and eventually you will get to the crew’, and it felt like I walked for miles”. He described seeing "a boat, thousands of background actors, the Trojan horse, you know, fires, and all this sort of stuff but no crew."

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It was like a boat, thousands of background actors, the Trojan horse, you know, fires, and all this sort of stuff but no crew. Like, I couldn’t see anyone so I keep walking. Eventually, I start seeing radios and equipment and stuff. That’s like the opposite experience to what being on a film set is like usually. It felt more like a re-enactment than it did like a film set.

This unusual experience, where he couldn't see any crew members initially, contrasted sharply with his usual perception of film sets. "It felt more like a re-enactment than it did like a film set," Holland said. He further compared the scene to landing on a beach, noting a sense of isolation that made him feel as though he had "gone back in time." The actor admitted the experience was initially startling, stating, "It scared me."

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It almost felt like I’d kind of gone back in time and just, like, landed on this beach. It scared me.