Little birds from Hollywood have come bearing great news. They say that Jon Bernthal has been cast by movie maestro Christopher Nolan in his upcoming movie based on the Greek epic poem Odyssey.

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan ’s adaptation of The Ody ssey is adding to its already stellar cast as sources tell Deadline that Emmy winner Jon Bernthal is boarding the film. He joins a cast that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron.

With the principal cast of Christopher Nolan's next film, an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey, now in place, pre-production on the project is beginning