Travis Scott has spoken to Variety about taking on his first major acting role in Christopher Nolan's forthcoming film "The Odyssey," describing his nerves while performing alongside stars including Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson. Nolan cast the rapper to recite the "Song of Odysseus," drawing a parallel between hip-hop and ancient Greek oral storytelling traditions, and was deliberate in framing Scott's involvement as acting rather than a musical cameo, despite Scott also co-writing the film's end-credits track.

The pair's collaboration dates back to Scott's contribution to the end-credits song for Nolan's 2020 film "Tenet." Scott revealed he first encountered Homer's poem as a child in Houston, when his grandmother, a former English professor, assigned it as summer reading; he admits he lied about having read it at the time. The interview, tied to the release of "The Odyssey," also touches on Scott's new deal with Paramount and his career highlights, including the record-breaking success of his recent solo tour.