Nolan's Odyssey: Fame-Driven Casting Redefines an Ancient Hero
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A Salon opinion piece argues that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey uses star power to reinterpret Homer’s epic, with Matt Damon cast as Odysseus and other celebrities (Lupita Nyong’o as Helen, Elliot Page as Sinon, Travis Scott as a bard, Benny Safdie as Agamemnon, Anne Hathaway as Penelope) to foreground fame as a central theme, prompting questions about fidelity to the source and the role of celebrity in modern myth-making.
- The casting of “The Odyssey” proves Nolan’s muse was star power Salon.com
- How Emily Wilson’s Takedown of ‘The Odyssey’ Ignited a Debate The New York Times
- Review: Yes, we’re still arguing about Nolan’s The Odyssey arstechnica.com
- 'The Odyssey' book nerd battle rages on: Susan Orlean says Emily Wilson is being 'a bit of a jerk' Los Angeles Times
- Homer vs. Hollywood: Daniel Mendelsohn on Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey The New York Review of Books
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