EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan adaptation of The Odyssey is adding to its already stellar cast as sources tell Deadline Emmy-winner Jon Bernthal is boarding the film. He joins a cast that already includes Matt Damon,

Jon Bernthal is embarking on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. The Marvel’s Punisher star and The Bear Emmy winner has joined the cast of Nolan’s next film, a mythic action epic adaptation of Homer’s poem.

"Christopher Nolan's next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new Imax film technology," the production studio, Universal, said. "The film brings Homer's foundational saga to Imax film screens for the first time."