Lupita Nyong'o Questions Homer's Female Roles in 'The Odyssey' as Nolan Film Faces Fresh Backlash

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 6

Lupita Nyong'o said she would press Homer over how little space he gave women in 'The Odyssey' if she could watch Christopher Nolan's adaptation beside him.
In Jake Hamilton's interview, Nyong'o said she would ask about the women's screen time and pointedly remind Homer, 'Remember us??'
Nyong'o is playing 2 roles in the film—Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra—adding to attention on how Nolan handles female characters in the epic.
The adaptation was already drawing criticism over Nyong'o's casting as Helen, Travis Scott's role as a Greek bard, and trailers using modern American English like 'Let's go' and 'Daddy.'

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