On Monday, July 20, Whoopi Goldberg discussed Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey on The View, amid ongoing online commentary about its casting. Goldberg, 70, said she enjoyed the retelling in The Odyssey of Homer’s epic and compared its themes to the present, calling out “the stupidity of men” and saying it shows “why war doesn’t really work for anybody.” She praised Anne Hathaway’s Penelope and spoke with Hathaway, Matt Damon, and director Christopher Nolan during the episode. The Odyssey has faced claims it is “too woke” for casting Elliot Page as a warrior, yet earned $264 million globally in its opening weekend, the biggest debut of Nolan’s career. This segment captures Goldberg’s on-air reaction and selected remarks.
