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Elon Musk criticizes Nolan casting for The Odyssey

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Elon Musk criticized Christopher Nolan’s casting for The Odyssey, singling out Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page and claiming Nolan chose them to chase awards. Nolan confirmed Nyong’o will play both Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra in his forthcoming big-budget adaptation of the epic poem. Musk questioned Nyong’o’s beauty, drawing accusations of racism, while Page’s inclusion represents one of the most prominent transgender casting decisions in a major studio epic. Because The Odyssey is a foundational Western text, Nolan’s racially and gender-diverse casting resets expectations for blockbuster representation and could influence awards season narratives.

San Francisco Chronicle
@sfchronicle.com

Elon Musk is criticizing the casting of both Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o and transgender actor Elliot Page in director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster “The Odyssey.”

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Dave Robinson306

Nobody cares what Musk thinks about The Odyssey. He can go make his own version if he is so bothered. I can promise nobody will go see it.

Comfortably Numb220

You know you're under no obligation to print every rancid word he say?

Megan E. Bobby (Zombi) * free Link160

Why even write this up? Like there is literally no reason a single person on the planet needs this man's opinion on movies. You can just ignore his temper tantrums

Holly Anderson 🍇131

I think my favorite thing about this piece is how we can see the exact point in the replies here where you gave up trying to mute everybody telling you how stupid it is

The Red Circle126

Racist man has opinions isn’t news.

no thoughts, head empty53

Rich racist's opinion on colorblind casting is not news.

macamps.online42

you don’t actually have to talk about this in the newspaper

Mx Zebra 🪬37

You don't actually have to go to print with every fucking thing he says you know

Da bubo dungeon21

Why is this getting an entire article

artwells21

Who cares what he thinks? We need to quit making stupid people famous.

Joshua Pauselius20

I don't subscribe for this kind of bullshit, but this will have me rethinikg the subscription.

Summer 🏳️‍⚧️17

Yeah, it would be wild for an African woman to be in *checks notes* the Mediterranean Sea. Or a queer man to be in *checks notes again* Ancient Greece.

Philo of Alexan17

You did not see that coming?

dell cameron15

famed casting director elon musk?

Jess14

I say a lot of dumb shit too. Y'all going to write articles about me?

Terri De10

Who gives a Frak what Muskrat thinks about movie casting??? No way I’m clicking on the article. Do better Chronicle!

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Enjoyer9

lol. He literally owns a social media platform he never shuts up on. Glad y’all could step in to help him get his opinion out there. If this is what the chronicle thinks is news, then my friends in San Francisco are right: San Francisco has no news.

Jo9

“Racist transphobe has a shitty opinion on a movie” no one cares!

Dan of the Year9

Why's he even getting asked about this

ZLORT!8

Who fucking cares what a proven racist thinks of movie casting? Seems like this is only here to drive engagement.

burt ☭ 🔺8

you just give nazi opinions free press huh?

Some Guy8

Who gives a fuck? Stop giving these losers attention

Karen C7

What an interesting framing. "Racist, bigoted dude says racist, bigoted thing" seems like the way that should have been reported on.

Brett Nicholson7

Why should anyone care what this racist piece of dung thinks?

MB Brown7

Racist transphobe says what you’d expect him to say. Move along.

seanwhiting.bsky.social7

Remind why I should care what a natalist from apartheid South Africa with fascist sympathies thinks?

Loomin' Onion™7

It's true, your honor. This man has no dick.

Joe Lasko 🔞6

Man with broken penis has racists opinions about about film after nobody asked him, news at 11!

Mîkë5

Who fucking cares, report on news dickheads

rukka202.bsky.social5

Rich white supremacist has another opinion shrouded in bigotry and racism? Shocking

Derek Powazek5

OH REALLY? THE NAZI DOESN'T LIKE BLACK AND TRANS PEOPLE? THAT'S AMAZING. EXCELLENT NEWS PRODUCT.

dipshit5

Who gives a shit, do better

Gojira10004

No one cares. Maybe stop amplifying his insane blather?

Don Jenver4

thanks for making sure everyone knows what the wealthiest nazi in history thinks about a movie. Very important journalism being done here!

Daddy Sisu4

A transphobic white supremacist isn't a fan of trans people or non-white people? In other news: water is wet.

i bought spirit airlines4

i don’t understand why this couldn’t just stay on twitter

T. Derscheid4

South African white guy Elon Musk???? He's probably just saying that for clout (with racists).

Bobo4

Do you also publish every screed David Duke babbles out loud?

Mike Rhone3

I’m trying to imagine why I would want Elon Musk’s opinion on literally anything, and I keep coming up blank.

Ellin Stein3

Walsh and Musk will look pretty dumb if Page has been cast as Tiresias, who famously lived as both a man and a woman, spending 7 years as a woman before transforming back into a man.

sockandsandals.bsky.social3

Why can’t Helen of Troy be black Elon

Jorkin D Penison3

How many people have died because of what he did to USAID?

Ori Vandewalle3

i'm also an asshole with opinions why don't i get stories written about dumb shit i say

Tonk O'Bonne3

It's cool that you care about the opinions of a white supremacist

Sleestak3

quit giving this idiot air

Justin Blankenship3

“Elon Musk Is Still a Racist/Transphobe” would also be an accurate headline. It would also boil down the most relevant information here more effectively. Just sayin’.

Doomer VonDoomington 🇺🇦3

Who the fuck cares what that dipshit thinks? Seriously. He's a fucking pro-apartheid pro-fascist drug addict. No one cares.

(VFP) Strategic Gravitas Reserve3

what is the circumstance under which Elon Musk's opinion on this would be more -- or even as -- relevant as literally any stranger off the street

larrysellers77.bsky.social3

Cool story, how can we take that Nazi’s money and redistribute it though?

serplaty.bsky.social3

Who gives a shit what Elon musk thinks about anything

Eric Black3

In other news, I think Elon Musk is a massive tool. Think you can get a few graphs about that?

like_a_bosstonian2

Wow, what a surprising stance from this same man..

Inafume2

Ask Musk if he agrees with the juror who thinks his being in prison would be a positive for the human race.

Partyglouberman2

Yea imagine wanting Lupita Nyong'o to act in your film such a mystery

a Page in your life 🍁📎2

Don't give this trash air.

Kloud Kat2

Who gives a fuck what this guy thinks? Where's the real news.

static char2

Printing the ravings of a mentally unstable drug addict clearly having an episode is not journalism it’s exploitation.

One Who Walks Among the Dead2

Incredibly stupid racist man, known for being incredibly stupid and racist, says some racist shit about movie based upon an old fictional story from thousands of years ago. WOW ... AMAZE ... MUCH INTRIGUE

Knicks Forever2

He has casting expertise that makes his opinion count for anything here? He is unqualified to comment and making it *news* is the opposite of journalism

Delbert Grady Seasons2

Musk also criticized The Zone of Interest, stating “I only came twice”

Need Daily Bloom County2

This guy REALLY hates black people. How does the casting of someone else's movie gore his ox?

Amelia Carhartt2

If people want to know Elon Musk's thoughts on any given topic they can go to his website that he bought so more people would read his thoughts on any given topic. The website is in fact free to use and can be viewed with any internet browser. You should probably be covering city council meetings

Matthew Conroy2

spazz probably never even read the book

Matthew Triponey2

*siren suddenly going off inside the San Francisco Chronicle* elon musk has expressed an opinion about Literally Anything, stop the presses!

firstname lastname2

I’m criticizing Elon’s decision to not jump off a tall building why don’t you write about that instead

Matt Savener2

Y'all are going to get beat at this game by the California Post. Maybe try being a real newspaper again as a differentiator.

sinner for disease control2

“weird” uncle at thanksgiving has opinions that must be published i guess

Bethanne Wills2

Who the fuck cares what an ugly racist shit heel thinks about anything. We should only be working to out him from our lives.

H-O-T-T-O-D-D!2

You should examine why you'd even publish the unedited rantings of a stupid gutter racist

mcmattcarlson.bsky.social2

Rage bait? Sad excuse for journalism.

Nerdy G.I. James 🤓🪖📚🧠🍺🥃🗳️2

Corrected headline: Elon is a whiny-ass bigot. End.

Oakland Toots2

Would you publish my thoughts on Elon Musk being a world historical piece of shit?

They Queen Prince2

This isn’t news. This is a tweet.

BadJohnBrown2

What kind of dumbass publishes every racist screed from a racist piece of shit as if it were news he's a racist piece of shit?

The SquidProQuo2

Dudes a racist and transphobe and an all-time loser; STFU with this.

All Cattes Are Best Cattes2

Oh I must have misheard, I thought you were supposed to be a newspaper I didn't realize you were a press release firm for some Nazi Boer babyfur junkie

stndrdnickname.bsky.social2

"Nazi criminal has opinion on movie he hasn't seen. Film at 11"

BRAK AND BLUE2

BREAKING: Noted racist doesn't like casting of Black person

Tawni Marshall2

"'Not one person on the planet actually thinks that Lupita Nyong’o is ‘the most beautiful woman in the world,' Walsh wrote... Musk responded 'True.'"

Jombo2

The fuck does he know about anything?