{"id":9370,"date":"2026-07-18T07:49:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:49:59","slug":"tom-holland-jokes-zendayas-odyssey-character-cant-love-odysseus-because-shes-married-to-me-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9370","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland Jokes Zendaya&#8217;s &#8216;Odyssey&#8217; Character Can&#8217;t Love Odysseus Because &#8216;She&#8217;s Married to Me&#8217; &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2248540\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-jokes-athena-zendaya-odyssey-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"A split photo showing Tom Holland in street fashion and Zendaya in a leather ensemble.\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-jokes-athena-zendaya-odyssey-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-jokes-athena-zendaya-odyssey-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Backgrid<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/tom-holland\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Tom Holland<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/zendaya\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Zendaya<\/strong><\/a> are staying very busy this July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their new movie <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-odyssey\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">The Odyssey<\/strong><\/a><\/em> opened nationwide in theaters on Friday, July 17, but <strong>Tom<\/strong> and <strong>Zendaya<\/strong> are pulling double-duty this month with their upcoming film <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> hitting cinemas at the end of July. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday (July 17), while celebrating the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/christopher-nolan\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Christopher Nolan<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s movie, the married couple were spotted separately at different outings in New York before getting together for another date night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-01.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1652\" data-id=\"2248541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-01-1180x1652.jpg\" alt=\"Zendaya in a gray top and burgundy pants.\" class=\"wp-image-2248541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-01-788x1103.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-01-428x599.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-04.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1770\" data-id=\"2248544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-04-1180x1770.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Holland in a stripe long-sleeve top and jeans, holding up the peace sign.\" class=\"wp-image-2248544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-04-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-04-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-03.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"2\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"2000\" data-id=\"2248543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-03.jpg\" alt=\"Zendaya steps out in an all-leather outfit.\" class=\"wp-image-2248543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-03-788x1397.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-03-428x759.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-02.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"3\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1810\" data-id=\"2248542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-02-1180x1810.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Holland in a stripe long-sleeve top and jeans.\" class=\"wp-image-2248542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-02-788x1209.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-02-428x656.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zendaya<\/strong> was seen in a <em>Louis Vuitton<\/em> black leather ensemble at one point, and at another she went out in a structured gray top with burgundy pants, while <strong>Tom<\/strong> favored a striped sweater and jeans for his solo venture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-05.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"4\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-05-788x1182.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Holland and Zendaya link up arm-in-arm during NYC outing.\" class=\"wp-image-2248545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-05-788x1182.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tom-holland-zendaya-odyssey-solo-outings-date-night-05-428x642.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <strong>Tom<\/strong> still made time to joke about the <em>Euphoria<\/em> star\u2019s character in <em>The Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-what-tom-holland-said-about-zendaya-s-character-athena-in-the-odyssey\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Tom Holland said about Zendaya\u2019s character Athena in <em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a video interview for <em>Wired<\/em>, the <em>Spider-Man<\/em> actor read a submitted question that said, \u201cDid Athena love Odysseus romantically?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tom<\/strong> said, \u201cNo,\u201d the reason being\u2026 \u201cbecause she\u2019s married to me,\u201d he joked. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His co-stars, including Odysseus actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/matt-damon\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Matt Damon<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/anne-hathaway\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Anne Hathaway<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/robert-pattinson\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Robert Pattinson<\/strong><\/a> all laughed good-naturedly about his answer and <strong>Matt<\/strong> agreed with it, saying, \u201cYep. Good answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Cast Answer The 50 Most Searched Questions\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GkM5zdUHcaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-tom-holland-asked-another-question-about-athena-and-odysseus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tom Holland asked another question about Athena and Odysseus<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tom<\/strong> read another submitted question about the relationship between <strong>Matt<\/strong> and <strong>Zendaya<\/strong>\u2018s character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy does Athena choose Odysseus?\u201d he read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is difficult in the context of our movie without giving things away. Because does Athena choose Odysseus or does Odysseus choose Athena?\u201d <strong>Matt<\/strong> answered, before adding, \u201cSpoiler alert. That\u2019s all we can say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, however, <strong>Tom<\/strong> and <strong>Zendaya<\/strong> do not actually share scenes together in <em>The Odyssey<\/em>, but they both star in <em>Brand New Day<\/em> and will be a huge part of that one. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See photos from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/16\/zendaya-tom-holland-hold-hands-during-date-night-in-nyc-ahead-of-the-odyssey-opening-in-theaters\/\"><strong>Tom<\/strong> and <strong>Zendaya<\/strong>\u2018s date night earlier this week<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/17\/the-odyssey-2026-cast-explained-every-major-star-character\/\">Learn all about the cast of <em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/a>, including who plays who and where you\u2019ve seen all the actors before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/candid-photos\/\" rel=\"tag\">Candid Photos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/movies\/\" rel=\"tag\">Movies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-odyssey\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Odyssey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/tom-holland\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tom Holland<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/zendaya\/\" rel=\"tag\">Zendaya<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Backgrid Tom Holland and Zendaya are staying very busy this July. 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