'The Odyssey' Cast's Queerest Movies and TV Shows, Ranked

The Oscar-winning director went all the way back to ancient Greece for The Odyssey, his massive adaptation of Homer's epic about Odysseus (Matt Damon), the king of Ithaca who embarks on a perilous journey home following the Trojan War. And he brought what feels like half of Hollywood along for the ride.Nolan's ancient Greek epic may not exactly be a queer odyssey, but its ridiculously stacked cast has accumulated quite the LGBTQ+ resume. From Brokeback Mountain and Euphoria to Behind the Candelabra and To Wong Foo, here are the queerest movies and TV shows starring the cast of The Odyssey, ranked!10. Tom Holland — 'The Crowded Room'Tom Holland plays Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, in The Odyssey. In the Apple TV+ psychological thriller The Crowded Room, Holland's Danny Sullivan has multiple identities, including Ariana, who has a relationship with another man. A scene showing Holland portraying Ariana during one of their sexual encounters sparked predictable homophobic backlash online. 9. Bill Irwin — 'Spoiler Alert'In The Odyssey, Bill Irwin takes on the monstrous Cyclops Polyphemus. He traded mythology for a tearjerker in Spoiler Alert, playing Bob Cowan, the father of Ben Aldridge's Kit, in the romantic drama about the real-life relationship between Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan.8. Robert Pattinson — 'Little Ashes'Robert Pattinson plays Antinous, one of Penelope's suitors, in Nolan's Greek epic. In the 2008 period drama Little Ashes, he transformed into surrealist artist Salvador Dalí for a story exploring Dalí's intimate relationship with gay Spanish poet Federico García Lorca. Yes, Edward Cullen has a gay period drama buried in his filmography.7. Jovan Adepo — 'Watchmen'Jovan Adepo is part of The Odyssey's sprawling ensemble, though his character isn't currently identified in the available cast credits I found. In HBO's Watchmen, Adepo played the younger Will Reeves, a.k.a. Hooded Justice, reimagined by the series as a Black bisexual s