Critics including Elon Musk have claimed it's wrong to cast a black actress as the ancient Greek figure.

Critics including Elon Musk have claimed it's wrong to cast a black actress as the ancient Greek figure.

Critics including Elon Musk have claimed it's wrong to cast a black actress as the ancient Greek figure.

Actor Lupita Nyong'o dismissed backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, saying her focus is on the filmmaker’s interpretation of the myth and exploring the character beyond beauty.

She didn't have to, but Lupita Nyong’o finally commented on the racists freaking out about her casting in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

Lupita Nyong’o isn’t bothering to defend the racist criticism over her role as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ reminding everybody that ‘this is a mythological story.’

Lupita Nyong’o is shutting down the racist backlash surrounding her casting as Helen of Troy in The Odyssey , and she’s doing it with the kind of calm confidence that makes the outrage look silly. The Oscar-winning actress stars in Christopher Nolan ’s upcoming adaptation of the legendary

Lupita Nyong'o is dismissing the backlash about her being cast as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.'

"This is a mythological story.”

A newly released behind-the-scenes glimpse of Christiopher Nolan ’s The Odyssey has finally given fans their first look at Lupita Nyong’o in character as Clytemnestra in the massive mythological epic. The image comes from a recent 60 Minutes segment that spotlighted Nolan’s ambitious p