Odyssey Prologue Leak Unleashes Matt Damon — Is an Avengers: Doomsday Leak Next?

Well, that escalated quickly. A 5-minute prologue for Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon’s The Odyssey popped up online, and yes, it’s exactly what you think: Damon as Odysseus, crammed inside the Trojan horse. The clip was uploaded to Reddit, and now everyone’s wondering if Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday could be next in the leak parade.

What leaked, and what it shows

A short prologue for The Odyssey showed up on Reddit courtesy of user International-Ad9188 in the TheOdysseyMovie community. How it got out is a mystery, but the footage itself is pretty straightforward in a very Nolan way.

• It runs about five minutes and drops us right at the Gates of Troy.
• We’re inside the wooden horse with Odysseus (Matt Damon) and Greek soldiers as the structure is dragged across the sand toward the city.
• The setup makes it clear the Greeks already lost once, and the horse is their long-shot play to finally beat the Trojans.
• In classic Nolan fashion, it looks like the film is starting at the tail end of the war before branching out, rather than telling the tale in a straight line.

So… will Avengers: Doomsday’s prologue leak too?

Short answer: maybe, but probably not. The curiosity level for Avengers: Doomsday is sky-high after Marvel’s cast announcement, and fans are obsessing over two big questions: how exactly Robert Downey Jr. ends up as Doctor Doom, and what Chris Evans is doing in the movie. That kind of hype tends to bring out the leakers.

On the flip side, Marvel has spent years building a fortress around spoilers. They’ve had their share of accidental reveals and awkward press moments (remember Andrew Garfield trying not to implode every time Spider-Man: No Way Home came up?), but the studio has learned to lock things down hard—even from their own cast when needed. Compared to a one-off prestige production, Marvel’s leak-prevention machine is usually more battle-tested. So while someone could try to sneak a Doomsday prologue out, the odds of them getting close enough in the first place feel slim.

Where Nolan seems to be taking The Odyssey

Nolan’s affection for time-bending structure is alive and well here. Starting at Troy, inside the horse, suggests he’s kicking off at the end of the war and then expanding outward. The original Homer epic is about Odysseus’s 10-year slog back to Ithaca, so opening with the victory gambit makes sense if Nolan wants to backfill and reframe the journey rather than just tick through it chronologically. It’s a smart angle for material everyone thinks they already know.

Release date

The Odyssey is set to open on July 17, 2026 in the U.S.

Are you into Nolan tackling ancient myth with Matt Damon steering the ship, or would you rather see the straight-up Homer version? And on the Marvel side: if a Doomsday prologue leaked, would you watch it or wait for the official rollout?