Elon Musk is disparaging Christopher Nolan because his upcoming movie might feature a Black actress as Helen of Troy [View all]

As moviegoers await the Imax epic that is Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey, some are already ripping apart the film.

Chiming in on speculation that Lupita Nyong’o will play Helen of Troy in the star-studded adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, which premieres July 17, Elon Musk questioned the writer/director’s integrity.

Responding on X to someone who argued the Helen in the book is “fair-skinned, blonde, and [the face that launched a thousand ships’ because she was so beautiful that men started a war over her,” calling the unconfirmed casting “an insult to the author,” Musk took aim at Nolan.

“Chris Nolan has lost his integrity,” wrote Musk on the platform he owns.

https://deadline.com/2026/02/elon-musk-mad-the-odyssey-helen-troy-black-1236704956/