Matt Walsh, Elon Musk Attack Lupita Nyong'o's Helen of Troy Casting in Nolan's 1 Film
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 15
Matt Walsh, Elon Musk Attack Lupita Nyong'o's Helen of Troy Casting in Nolan's 1 Film
6 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 15
Lupita Nyong'o's casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” drew a fresh backlash after Matt Walsh posted that no one sees her as “the most beautiful woman in the world.”
Elon Musk amplified the criticism with a one-word “True,” turning Walsh’s complaint into a wider culture-war flashpoint over whether Helen should have been played by a white actress.
The report frames the reaction as race-driven, noting Walsh’s own argument hinged on Nolan supposedly fearing accusations of racism if he cast a white woman instead.
Nolan has not engaged publicly with the dispute, and the film’s ensemble already includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Jon Bernthal.
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