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turbinetree

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Fri Jul 10, 2026, 06:55 PM 18 hrs ago

Christopher Nolan couldn't care less about MAGA fury over film 'The Odyssey': 'Irrelevant'

By Bennito L. Kelty
Published July 10, 2026 6:25 PM ET

Hollywood blockbuster director Christopher Nolan showed he's unbothered by the MAGA uproar about his new movie with his latest comments.

MAGA has been upset about Nolan's casting choices for his adaptation of the ancient Greek epic, "The Odyssey," including Lupita Nyong'o, whose parents are Kenyan, as Helen of Troy, and transgender actor Elliot Page, who was erroneously speculated to be playing Achilles.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Nolan dismissed the backlash as "irrelevant," adding that it "comes with the territory." An article by Variety noted that even prominent right-wing voices like X owner and former Trump aide Elon Musk and conservative commentator Matt Walsh had been vocal critics.

https://www.rawstory.com/christopher-nolan-odyssey-backlash/

Hey Musk why don't you tell everyone about your fucking rockets blowing up and why you have an fetish yes its is a fetish to plant people on Mars............have you ever figured out if this population can create babies on that planet since your suppose to be a genius. Have you ever asked NASA .............and then what is really galling ........ you want to plant some cross on the moon....... because you know every time some zealots planted a cross on some territory in this planet what exactly did mankind get........basically extermination or damn near close to it.....or did they not teach that to you in South African......

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Christopher Nolan couldn't care less about MAGA fury over film 'The Odyssey': 'Irrelevant' (Original Post) turbinetree 18 hrs ago OP
Well, they have at least done one good thing with their lives- mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #1
Yepper turbinetree 15 hrs ago #2

mwmisses4289

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1. Well, they have at least done one good thing with their lives-
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:29 PM
16 hrs ago

even if this movie is no better than mediocre, they have just guaranteed that people will go see it!

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