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Elon Musk is backmost to bashing The Odyssey and Christopher Nolan‘s determination to formed Lupita Nyong’o successful nan epic film.
In respective caller messages connected nan microblogging platform, nan arguable fig took purpose astatine Nolan’s upcoming film, thing he has griped astir before.
Earlier this year, Nolan confirmed to Time mag that Nyong’o is not only playing nan astir beautiful female successful nan world, Helen of Troy, but she is besides Helen’s sister, Clytemnestra.
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh took to nan Musk-owned level to onslaught Nyong’o’s casting, saying, “Not 1 personification connected nan satellite really thinks that Lupita Nyong’o is ‘the astir beautiful female successful nan world.’ But Christopher Nolan knows that he would beryllium called racist if he gave’ nan astir beautiful woman’ domiciled to a achromatic woman. Nolan is technically talented but a coward.”
Musk agreed pinch that, replying to nan post, “True.”
In a 2nd post, Musk replied to a societal media personification who questioned why immoderate filmmakers “race switch achromatic characters.” Musk replied, saying, “He wants nan awards.” The station suggested that Nolan formed Nyong’o successful nan domiciled to meet nan Academy’s inclusion requirements for eligibility for a Best Picture nomination.
This was not nan first clip that Musk has taken purpose astatine Nolan’s The Odyssey. Earlier this year, erstwhile Nyong’o’s casting of Helen was only a rumor, Musk said it was an “insult” to Homer, who described nan Helen of Troy characteristic arsenic “fair skinned, blonde, and ‘the look that launched a 1000 ships’ because she was s beautiful that men started a warfare complete her.”
Whoopi Goldberg and her View co-hosts discussed nan rumor during their Hot Topics segment, pinch nan EGOT victor saying, “I don’t cognize if you recognize this, Lupita is besides considered 1 of nan world’s astir beautiful women. So, I’m not judge what you’re trying to say.”
She besides said, “I would propose looking successful a reflector if you person immoderate concerns astir people’s looks, if this is wherever we’re going.”
“Don’t fuss to comedian me, baby. I cognize what I look like,” she added. “There’s truthful galore things I want to opportunity to you that are rude and awful, but I won’t do it. But know that I’m reasoning it.”
The Odyssey is slated to premiere connected July 17, 2026, and is an adjustment of Homer’s epic poem astir Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous travel location aft nan Trojan War. The film’s formed includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, and Elliot Page, among others.
