Stars come out as The Odyssey premieres after filming in Scotland

The stars have come out for the premiere of Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated film, The Odyssey, after filming took place in Scotland.

Hollywood names such as Tom Holland, Matt Damon and Zendaya were spotted at a photocall in London on Sunday ahead of the premiere in Leicester Square on Monday.

Filming for the “mythic action” movie took place at Findlater Castle overlooking the Moray Firth last year.

The world’s largest ocean-going Viking-style longship sailed into Buckie Harbour as part of the shoot in the north of Scotland.

The Odyssey filming in Culbin Forrest Universal

In Culbin Forest, battle scenes between warriors and giants were shot.

Other stars at the premiere included Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o.

Director Sir Christopher Nolan was also at the premiere.

The epic fantasy action film, which is also written by Sir Christopher, is an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic The Odyssey.

Tom Holland and Zendaya at the Odyssey photo call Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Universal Pictures

Damon stars as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, and the movie chronicles his long and perilous journey home after the Trojan War and his encounters with mythical beings as he attempts to reunite with his wife, Penelope, played by Hathaway.

Holland plays Telemachus, Pattinson plays Antinous, Theron plays Calypso, and Zendaya plays Athena.

Sir Christopher said in an interview on US chat show The Late Show With Stephen Colbert that he first encountered The Odyssey during a school play when he was “four or five”, adding “it’s a story that we all kind of know a bit about” but he had adapted it so fans could “come to it really fresh”.

The Odyssey will be released in cinemas on July 17.