Christopher Nolan calls criticism of 'The Odyssey' casting decisions 'irrelevant'

I did not expect Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" to become the biggest cultural lightning rod on my 2026 bingo card, yet it's only heating up with the film set to hit theaters next week. Nolan's adaptation has been a punching bag for many moviegoers, myself included, in the months leading up to its much-anticipated release . The criticism has largely centered on the race-swapping of Helen of Troy by casting Lupita Nyong'o, as well as the inclusion of 5-foot-nothing biological female Elliot (fo