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Elon Musk Chimes in on Lupita Nyong’o in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Again
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Elon Musk Chimes in on Lupita Nyong’o in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Again

The Hollywood Reporter·Kevin Dolak·19 days ago
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Elon Musk has again weighed in on Christopher Nolan ‘s upcoming big-budget adaptation of The Odyssey , this time agreeing with a racist comment made by a far-right journalist who criticized the casting of Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Nolan’s epic follow-up to his Oscar-winning juggernaut Oppenheimer is set for wide release in July. In the lead-up, the film has been heavily hyped while remaining shrouded in mystery. A cover story in Time magazine this week has revealed that Nyong’o has indeed been cast as Helen of Troy — who is described in Homer’s classic as the most beautiful woman in the world and “the face that launched a thousand ships” into war. The film also stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, and Zendaya as Athena. On Tuesday, conservative political commentator and Daily Wire host Matt Walsh took exception to the casting on X .…

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