Odyssey, Lupita Nyong'o and Nolan
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The View co-hosts have slammed the conservative criticism about Lupita Nyong’o possibly playing Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Goldberg, who had a similar response to the backlash
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Alec Baldwin slams Elon Musk over Lupita Nyong'o casting: 'She is the most beautiful woman'
Alec Baldwin defended Lupita Nyong’o after Elon Musk criticized her casting in Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' as Helen of Troy
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Why Lupita Nyong’o Playing 'Most Beautiful Woman' Says About Who Gets to Be Considered Beautiful in Film
Some believe Black actors are undeserving of opportunities.
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The new Helen of Troy is Black — and that’s upsetting racists
The controversy of Lupita Nyong'o in “The Odyssey” echoes earlier backlash to casting in other fantasy adaptations
But it captures the silliness of some of the discourse around Christopher Nolan’s casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy in his adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, a stunning classic of Ancient Greek mythology.
Elon Musk chimed in on racist backlash against Lupita Nyong'o playing Heleon of Troy, "the world's most beautiful woman" in The Odyssey.
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Lupita Nyong’o opens up on US visa struggle before Hollywood fame, mum asking her to return home
Lupita Nyong'o recalls her visa struggles in the US after 12 Years A Slave. Her mother's support helped her choose self-worth over stereotypes in Hollywood.
"People saying Helen of Troy could not possibly be played by a Black woman don't know history," Sunny Hostin said.