‘The Odyssey' Trailer Just Dropped, and Here's Why Ben Affleck's Kids Were ‘Really Psyched' To Visit Matt Damon on Set

A new trailer for The Odyssey dropped Monday, and fans can't wait for the summer blockbuster to hit the big screen. While mythology mavens and action enthusiasts are on pins and needles, it looks like there are three kiddos who are also pretty excited for this mega-movie.

Last winter, while promoting The Rip, actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. While the duo discussed their recent project with Fallon, the conversation turned to The Odyssey. Of course, Damon plays the title role of Odysseus in the Christopher Nolan flick, saying that it was, "Absolutely the pinnacle of my entire career."

Fallon asked Affleck about visiting his BFF on set, and the actor explained, "Yeah, I did, and I'm a huge fan of Chris." But as it turns out, he wasn't the only fan. Allfeck continued, "You know, it was one of those things where my kids never want to come to the set when I'm working…they're like, ‘No, I got school.' They'd rather go to school."

Affleck went on to say, "They were really psyched to come visit the set. My middle child's really interested in actually reading the ‘Iliad' and the ‘Odyssey,' and we went there, and it was really great."

Who Are Ben Affleck's Children?

Ben Affleck has three children with ex-wife, actress Jennifer Garner. The couple married in 2005 and divorced 13 years later in 2018. Affleck was also famously engaged to another Jennifer (that is, Jennifer Lopez) before marrying Garner. He reconnected with Lopez in 2021 and married the pop icon in 2022. But their romance didn't last, and the pair divorced in 2025.

While Affleck never had children with Lopez, he has maintained a seemingly solid co-parenting relationship with Garner. Their eldest child, Violet Anne Affleck, turned 20 last December and attends Yale University. Affleck and Garner's middle child, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, is a 17-year-old high school student who revealed a name change (to Fin) in 2024. The youngest Affleck, Samuel, was born in February of 2012.

When Is The Odyssey's Release Date?

So now that you've seen the trailer and heard about Affleck's kiddos' reaction to the filming of the movie, when can you catch the epic? Even though a brand-new trailer just dropped, fans will have to wait to actually watch the full-length movie. The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon (of course), Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and Zendaya, hits theaters on July 17, 2026.

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This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM.