The Odyssey Targets $200 Million Debut as Musk Attacks 10 Minutes of Casting
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Updated · BroBible · Jul 17
The Odyssey Targets $200 Million Debut as Musk Attacks 10 Minutes of Casting
3 articles · Updated · BroBible · Jul 17
Summary
$200 million is the projected opening weekend for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which is also drawing a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score — the highest of Nolan's career.
Musk spent dozens of posts attacking the casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page as Sinon, calling the choices "DEI lies" and saying Nolan had "lost his integrity."
Those two roles account for less than 10 minutes combined in the film's 172-minute runtime, undercutting the scale of the backlash.
The dispute has landed as predictions from Musk-aligned critics that the film would flop have been overtaken by strong reviews and a blockbuster launch.