US EditionElon Mask Says 'Christopher Nolan Has Lost His Integrity’ over Lupita Nyong’o's Helen of Troy Casting
Elon Musk's criticism of casting Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in Nolan's myth-based film sparked viral debate over race and historical accuracy in mythology.
- On Sunday, tech billionaire Elon Musk amplified a viral X post and wrote `Chris Nolan has lost his integrity.`
- An X user wrote Helen of Troy was `fair skinned, blonde` and `the face that launched a thousand ships`, prompting debate on whether portrayals should follow Homer's translations.
- The film was shot entirely with IMAX cameras and features an ensemble including Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Anne Hathaway; a TV teaser aired during the NFL AFC Championship and The Odyssey hits cinemas on 17 July 2026.
- Both posts have gone viral and critics highlighted racist implications, making the casting debate a key part of public chatter about Nolan's project, despite high anticipation.
- There is no historical record of Helen of Troy, and Eartha Kitt played her in 1950, showing mythic variation and flexible portrayals.
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Elon Musk hits out at Hollywood director Christopher Nolan over ‘woke casting’ claims: 'Lost his integrity!'
Elon Musk has launched a public attack on filmmaker Christopher Nolan, accusing the two-time Academy Award winner of compromising his artistic integrity amid online controversy surrounding the casting of his forthcoming film The Odyssey.The tech billionaire made the remarks on X over the weekend as speculation grew that actress Lupita Nyong’o may be portraying Helen of Troy in the new direct adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem."Chris N…
Helen of Troy to Be Portrayed by Black Actress in New Odyssey Movie
It seems the race-swapping trend in Hollywood just does not want to die. Even after the box office disaster that was Disney’s ‘Latina Snow White’ movie last year, there is yet another person of colour set to portray a traditionally white character in an upcoming major production. This time, it is one of the great epics of the earliest European literature, Homer’s Odyssey, and the mythical figure of Helen of Troy that gets the Hollywood treatment…
Christopher Nolan's filming of Homer's epic is already causing toxic criticism before the premiere, for example by MAGA people like Elon Musk. Greek mythology is obviously not a subject in which he knows himself.
"Helen of Troy Was Blonde": Elon Musk Slams The Odyssey's Casting
Academy Award-winner Lupita Nyong’o was cast as Helen of Troy. Credit: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikipedia Elon Musk has sparked a firestorm on social media, launching a scathing critique of Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan over his casting choices for the upcoming epic, The Odyssey. Musk accused the filmmaker of sacrificing “artistic integrity” in favor of identity politics, specifically targeting the reported casting of a Black act…
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