Elon Musk Says Christopher Nolan Has ‘Lost His Integrity’ With ‘The Odyssey’ If Lupita Nyong’o Is Playing Helen of Troy
Elon Musk took to X on Sunday to claim two-time Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan “has lost his integrity” while debating Lupita Nyong’o’s speculated role in “The Odyssey,” Helen of Troy.
On Sunday morning, one X user claimed that if Nyong’o plays Helen of Troy, it is “an insult” to the Greek poet Homer, who wrote “The Odyssey” around 700 BCE, because he originally described the fictonal character as “fair skinned, blonde, and ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’ because she was so beautiful that men started a war over her.” Musk later commented on the post, “Chris Nolan has lost his integrity.”
Variety reported a Nyong’o and Nolan team-up back in November 2024, but it wasn’t until the following December that the project was revealed to be “The Odyssey.” Nyong’o’s role in the film has yet to be confirmed. Other cast members include Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie and Elliot Page.
The latest addition to “The Odyssey” cast is 10-time Grammy nominee Travis Scott. His role was revealed in a TV spot that aired during Fox’s broadcast of the NFL AFC Championship game. In the teaser, Scott stands on top of a table and demands the attention of a room full of soldiers, which includes Holland’s Telemachus and Benthal’s Menelaus.
Universal declined Variety’s request for comment on Scott’s casting.
“The Odyssey” is the first narrative feature shot entirely with Imax cameras. The technical feat was previously impossible because the Imax cameras were too noisy, making quiet, intimate scenes unshootable. However, thanks to a new film casing called a “blimp,” the noise can be significantly reduced.
“The blimp system is a game-changer,” Nolan told Empire Magazine. “You can be shooting a foot from [an actor’s] face while they’re whispering and get usable sound. What that opens up are intimate moments of performance on the world’s most beautiful format.”
