Overview
- Elon Musk endorsed online claims that Christopher Nolan “race-swapped” characters in The Odyssey and said the director “wants the awards.”
- Musk wrote that Nolan had “grossly insulted the Greek people” and added “Shame on him” while reposting attacks on the film’s casting.
- He amplified posts mocking Elliot Page’s gender identity and called one such post a “banger.”
- Public figures pushed back, with Whoopi Goldberg praising Lupita Nyong’o on The View and Alec Baldwin posting that she “is the most beautiful woman in the world.”
- Nolan confirmed Nyong’o will portray Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra in the film, which stars Matt Damon as Odysseus and is scheduled for release on July 17, 2026.