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I am a firm believer that Conquest needs a dog. Specifically one rescued from a fighting ring. I don’t think it would fix him, but I do think it would give him something to live for outside of conquering planets. An animal, who can’t judge him, who loves him unconditionally. Instead of coming back to an empty ‘home’ if you can call it that, he’d come back to a pupper who’s excited to see him. 

I see him with a bully breed. A large meat headed dog, chopped ears, covered in scars but has a really sweet temperment. (Possibly used as bait dog?)

I feel like owning a dog would also encourage him to make his place more comfortable. Not for himself of course but for his dog. He’d start with pretty much nothing. He’d get the dog a blanket and that’s it, but the more he thinks about it, the more he doesn’t want his dog to live like him. So he starts by getting a nice plush dog bed, then a pillow… And after that he’d spiral. He’d bring home toys. So many freaking toys! Then he moves onto treats. He’d teach his dog a few simple tricks like sit, stay, maybe shake but really he’d just look at his pup and think “Yeah, it’s treat time.” No rhyme nor reason to it, beyond his belief that his dog deserves it. 

I think it would be funny if he got this really nice fluffy dog bed so his dog wouldn’t have to sleep on the floor and instead of using it his pupper would just rather curl up to him to sleep. So Conquest caves and get a mattress cause he can’t have his dog sleeping on the cold floor. Now at night he lays on his mattress, dog curled up in the crook of his arm, head on his chest and he’s never felt more content. 

Now as for the dogs name he’d just call it ‘dog’ or ‘mutt’ for the first few days. Not because he can’t think of a name but because he wants the right one. Conquest wasn’t given a name, he was given a job. I think names are important to him. (Enough that he’d lament to Mark about it) They are a symbol of not just being something but being someone. He’d really want to spend some time mulling it over before giving his pup just any old name.  Moving on…

Play-fighting! Play-fighting! Play-fighting! This man will play tug-of-war and growl right back. He’ll roll around with his dog, let him naw at his fingers. Has a touch of cuteness aggression where he’ll just take his dogs head and give him quick shake. (never hard enough to hurt his pup. It’s all just play)

That dog is his baby. I can totally see him picking up his dog and just carrying them around.

I think he’d have a few different accessories for them. If it’s a boy he’d get him a bunch of different collars and a gold chain. If it’s a girl I think he’d go all out on the pink accessories. Pink collar, pink bow, if he’s feeling crazy (and when is he not) pink toe nails. Either way he’s getting his dog pajamas!

I just know that his pupper would look at him like he’s their whole world 😭 I just know it! Conquest loves his baby. More than anything. He’s thankful that his dog loves him in such a pure, joyful way. His dog never says anything mean, never expects anything from him, never makes him feel like he’s a tool to be used. His pup is simply happy he’s there and for Conquest that’s all he needs.

Conquest needs a dog and I will die on that hill. 

“Telemachus is a boy becoming a man through his own journey: a son protecting his mother and reconnecting with a father he thought he had lost,” Holland says. “But it is also about a young person seeing the craziness of his world and figuring out his proper place in it.”

For Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, Holland proved to be the perfect choice to embody the role. “I’d never had the chance to work with Tom before, but have long admired his extraordinary talent,” Nolan says. “Working with him confirmed for me that he’s one of the great actors of his generation, bringing a commitment and focus to his work that combines raw talent with a disciplined process aimed at inhabiting the truth of the character. The Odyssey is , in large part, the story of Telemachus’s coming of age, and Tom has brought a sensitive understanding of the layers and complexities of this character that are essential to the tale.”

Adds Thomas: “I don’t think I had ever realized what physical actor Tom is. Obviously, I have seen his work, but you don’t really understand it until you see him do it in person. In fact, because Telemachus is a young man still coming into his strengths and quality of character, there were moments where Chris had to be saying, ‘Please don’t do it quite as well! You’re not meant to be an expert yet!’ He was just fabulous.”

Holland had spent years hearing about what it is like to make a Christoper Nolan movie from his longtime Spider-Man stunt coordinator, GEORGE COTTLE, who has worked with Nolan on all of his films since Batman Begins. “For the last decade, George had been telling me about the wonders of a Chris Nolan set, and I was always like: ‘How different can it really be?’” Holland says. “But you can’t understand it until you see it for yourself. I remember my first day, in Morocco, the scope and scale were really overwhelming. And the IMAX cameras almost take you back to square one as actor: You have to kind of throw out techniques you’ve learned with a digital camera or a smaller camera and learn how to dance with the camera. But Chris and his team are so great at giving you the time you need to adjust to their style and their way of working. It was incredibly fulfilling.”

One new talent Holland had to develop on the job was somewhat ironic: while he has spent over a decade doing some of the most complex fight scenes in recent movie history as Spider-Man, The Odyssey required him to meet a similar standard while showing his face. “We were not doing action for the sake of action; we were trying to serve the characters and propel the story forward,” Holland says. “We shot this one fight. I’d learned it; I had it absolutely down. We did it a few times and Chris said, ‘I need you to be more tied into what this other character is doing.’ Which is not always something I have had to think about. I am used to doing fight scenes with a mask on, so I had to learn how to incorporate more performance into the grandeur of the fights.” By all accounts, he nailed it. “Tom had to know his part of that fight inside and out,” Nolan says. “And he had to be able to do it quickly, efficiently, and repeat it as we needed for days. Fortunately, he’s an extraordinary athlete.”

Working with Nolan, his crew and this cast was an apex career experience for Holland. “It reminded of being 18 and on set with all the Avengers for the first time and being blown away by it,” Holland says. “I just feel so lucky to be a part of it. Everyone brought their absolute A-game. Every day I watched amazing people give their best and do their best. It was such a joy.”

Zendaya:

She was thrilled for her co-star and partner, Tom Holland, when he got the role of Telemachus. She was even more excited when Holland came home from a meeting with the director with some news.

“I remember when Tom got his call and I was over the moon for him to get the opportunity to be in Christopher Nolan’s next film,” Zendaya says. “It never crossed my mind that there would be an opportunity where we would both be able to be a part of this. I was just excited that he was doing it. So, when he came home and said, ‘Chris wants to talk to you about something,’ I said: “Wait – what?!’ It was like I had won the lottery. It’s so special to be able to watch everyone work and watch someone you love work, then be able to be there with them and work with them, too. Coolest job on the planet.”

Zendaya found her way into Athena by focusing on her human qualities and her connection to Odysseus. “I really connected with the emotional component of it,” Zendaya says. “Athena becomes a reflection of the moral struggle that Odysseus is having within himself. You realize that the manifestation of this goddess is a kind of tough love, guiding him and bringing him through his journey. In a deeper sense, I think he is haunted by the decisions that he has made and the pain that he has caused. Coming to terms with that is part of fighting to get back to his own family.”

Her first days of work were spent shooting the sack of Troy on the film’s gigantic immersive set in Morocco. “I was so nervous,” Zendaya says. “Let’s just say it was intense. And that’s to say nothing of the world Chris created for us. The sets are so massive and there’s so much detail and thought in every costume, set piece. I didn’t have to do much acting because I felt I had stepped into Troy. But it was exhilarating and almost felt like a dream. It was cold and raining, but I think with the adrenaline, I didn’t feel it. Everybody kept asking me, ‘Do you want a jacket?’ I was so fired up I forgot it was cold.”

But the first Matrix is actually very easy to understand once you get the premise.

It was only the sequels that were incomprehensible.

Everytime I see that leak from Nolan's Odyssey I can't help but think about Athena just stopping Odysseus and making him change into something better.