Lupita Nyong’o will play two roles in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic adventure Odyssey.
Confirming online speculation, Nyong’o plays Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world who is married to Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and is blamed for starting the war after being cast out by a prince. The Oscar winner also plays Helen’s sister, Clytemnestra, who is married to Menelaus’ brother Agamemnon (Penny Safdie).
Casting has been confirmed in New time Nolan’s profile, which also revealed why Oppenheimer The director refused to cast actors to play the gods of Mount Olympus in his film adaptation of the mythical tale. Nolan says he thought about the idea, then decided giving the gods an existence through nature, and the characters’ beliefs was the wisest move.
“I became more interested in the idea that evidence of gods was everywhere for people of that period,” Nolan said. “The great thing about cinema, and IMAX in particular, is that you can take the audience to a place of immersion, feeling close to events like storms and turbulent seas and strong winds. You want the audience to be on the boat with them fearing the ocean, fearing the wrath of Poseidon, the way the characters do. And that to me is much more powerful than any single image you can get.” [of a god]”.
In the article, star Anne Hathaway (who plays Penelope, wife of Odysseus and Queen of Ithaca) revealed that the high-profile cast stayed in modest accommodations to keep the film’s estimated $250 million budget on screen. “You’ve got Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, a load of other great actors, me, and we’re all staying in budget accommodation on a little island in Sicily because there’s no indulgent bullshit,” she said. “It’s just business, and we’re all very happy to be there.”
Nolan gave some thoughts on casting rapper Travis Scott as the film’s lyricist. “I chose it because I wanted to point out the idea that this story was passed down as oral poetry, which is similar to rap music,” Nolan explained.
Odyssey It stars Matt Damon as Odysseus and is the first film shot entirely in the IMAX format. The project has been a source of intense speculation among Nolan fans online. A recent trailer sparked controversy over the actors’ use of American accents.
The cast of characters includes Odysseus’ son Telemachus (Tom Holland), nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron), Penelope’s suitor Antinous (Robert Pattinson), Odysseus’ servant Eumaeus (John Leguizamo), and Jon Bernthal as Menelaus, the Greek king of Sparta and brother of Agamemnon. The main cast also includes Zendaya as the goddess Athena, Himesh Patel as Eurylochus, Mia Goth as Melantho, Jimmy Gonzalez as Cepheus, and Will Yun Lee in an unspecified role.
Odyssey It hits theaters on July 17.
