In The Odyssey (2026), who portrays the sorceress Circe?

Samantha Morton portrays the sorceress Circe in The Odyssey (2026). Circe is one of the best-known magical figures in Homer’s epic and is encountered by Odysseus and his crew during their long voyage home.

The film’s version of Circe was described as both unsettling and sympathetic, reflecting Christopher Nolan’s interest in giving the character more emotional complexity. This makes her different from Athena and Calypso, who are also prominent supernatural women in the story but have separate roles and relationships with Odysseus.

In Homer’s poem, Circe initially transforms Odysseus’s men into pigs. Odysseus resists her magic with divine help, and Circe later becomes an important guide, advising him about the dangers still ahead.