Christopher Nolan Odyssey: Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy Fuels Debate
Right-wing critics attacked the casting after the trailer drew more than 130,000 likes on one post, while scholars cited older queer readings of Achilles.
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Christopher Nolan Odyssey: Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy Fuels Debate
In recent days, an overheated debate has been raging over Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming adaptation of The Odyssey. Much of the controversy has focused on the casting of black actress Lupita Nyong’o in the dual roles of Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra. (Reports that Elliot Page would be playing Achilles appear to be inaccurate.) For “anti-woke” campaigners like X owner Elon Musk and right-wing pundit Matt Walsh, this decision constitu…
The right’s outrage over Elliot Page’s casting in ‘The Odyssey’ obscures Achilles’ own queerness
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is shaping up to be the biggest movie of the year, and right-wing voices are furious at it. “Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey,” wrote Elon Musk on X. Musk, alongside hundreds of right-wing culture warriors algorithmically boosted on his platform, have spent the past few weeks fuming over the news that Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong’o is playing Helen of Troy, and that transgender actor Elliot…
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