Elon Musk Slams Christopher Nolan Amid The Odyssey Casting Rumors

On February 1, 2026, Elon Musk publicly criticized director Christopher Nolan after a debate online about the potential casting choices for the film The Odyssey. Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Nolan had “lost his integrity” after someone claimed that rumors of Lupita Nyong’o being cast as Helen of Troy were disrespectful to the original author, Homer. The complaint stemmed from the fact that Helen is described as having fair skin and blonde hair in Homer’s poem.







