{"id":667434,"date":"2026-05-13T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667434\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:47:18","slug":"elon-musk-amplifies-online-whining-about-christopher-nolan-casting-lupita-nyongo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667434\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Amplifies Online Whining About Christopher Nolan Casting Lupita Nyong’o"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk
\n Lupita Isn’t Pretty Enough!!!
\n Magnifies Online ‘Odyssey’ Casting Gripes<\/p>\n

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\n May 13, 2026
\n 12:13 PM PDT
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\n May 13, 2026
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Elon Musk<\/a> is firing shots at director Christopher Nolan<\/a> over his upcoming movie “The Odyssey” … joining in with the chorus of trolls on X who are bitching it’s an insult that Lupita Nyong’o<\/a> was cast as Helen of Troy — AKA the legendary beauty of Greek mythology. <\/p>\n

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The Tesla billionaire and owner of X went on a spree retweeting — to his 240 million followers — posts accusing Nolan of being a “coward” for casting Lupita in a supposed attempt to boost chances to win awards … including one post by conservative commentator Matt Walsh, claiming “not one person on the planet” sees Lupita as “the most beautiful woman in the world.” Sure, Jan.<\/p>\n

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Elon also endorsed Walsh’s other dopey X post … which argued Nolan knew he would’ve been slammed as racist if he’d cast a white actress instead — even comparing the outrage to casting Sydney Sweeney as “the most beautiful woman in Africa.”<\/p>\n

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And Elon wasn’t done there … retweeting a meme suggesting Nolan is basically stomping all over Homer’s grave — that’s the author of the ancient “Odyssey” epic, what the movie is based on — with the casting choice. So, of course, Elon took it upon himself to amplify attacks since, as it was written in 8th century BC, Helen of Troy is \u201cfair-skinned.” And, obviously, there hasn’t been a single interruption of the work since that time … K.<\/p>\n

Elon didn’t stop there … he also felt the need to comment via a crying-laughing emoji on a troll’s post <\/a>mocking Elliot Page, who’s been confirmed to be in the epic, but the role is not clear. <\/p>\n

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Lupita’s role in the highly anticipated blockbuster due out July 17 was officially confirmed Tuesday … along with the reveal she’ll also play Helen’s sister, Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon.<\/p>\n

Elon has yet to weigh in on the skin color of the cyclops … but stay tuned.<\/p>\n