Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in The Odyssey is one of the most confident and intentional casting decisions of Nolan's career.
For @sinemafocuske, I tried to distill the origins of and reasons behind the controversy. It features my favorite Joyce Carol Oates quote and more.
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"Christopher Nolan adapted 'The Odyssey' to answer a simple question: does Homer still have something to say in 2026? His film suggests that he does. Homer can still tell us that wars – whether cultural or actual – are fought on behalf of people who have little say in them, leaving ordinary men traumatised, ashamed and spiritually lost.
If that’s the story Nolan wanted to tell, then it’s difficult to imagine a more fitting Helen than Lupita Nyong’o: a woman whose own identity has become a battlefield for arguments that were never really about her." @fredIZtweets writes.
https://t.co/MlY0gcf6vg
Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in The Odyssey is one of the most confident and intentional casting decisions of Nolan's career.
For @sinemafocuske, I tried to distill the origins of and reasons behind the controversy. It features my favorite Joyce Carol Oates quote and more.
Lupita Nyong’o Was Always the Right Choice for this Helen of Troy
Christopher Nolan reimagines 'The Odyssey' for a modern audience, making Nyong'o the ideal Helen of Troy for his meditation on war and its human cost.
Read the full story by Fred Onyango here: https://t.co/MlY0gceyFI
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Christopher Nolan says he told his son he removed his Oscars from his office while writing ‘THE ODYSSEY’ because they felt “daunting” to look at.
His son replied: “But you didn’t win any for writing.”
(Source: @BBCWorld)