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Elliot Page said on a podcast that he hasn’t received job offers since appearing in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, expressing a desire to take on meaningful work and noting pushback for being Canadian; fellow Odyssey cast member Samantha Morton described similar post-film casting challenges, highlighting how industry politics and competition can affect opportunities.
Samantha Morton reveals she hasn’t worked for a year since filming The Odyssey, citing industry politics and competition as factors; she was sad and hurt after being fired from Her, where Scarlett Johansson provided the voice for the character Samantha. Morton has since lined up new projects, including the rescue thriller Love and War and the Amazon crime thriller Dirty, and she notes ongoing opportunities while reflecting on the changing dynamics of the film industry.
Samantha Morton told the Happy Sad Confused podcast that she hasn’t worked for a year since finishing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, attributing the gap to age (she’s 49) and shifts in industry politics. She recalled that landing the Circe role gave her hope for continued work, and she spoke about being dropped from Spike Jonze’s Her after filming wrapped, with Scarlett Johansson replacing her voice. Morton’s career spans film, TV, and indie work, but she says ageism remains a barrier even for acclaimed actors.
Samantha Morton says she hasn’t worked for a year since wrapping Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, attributing the gap to shifts in Hollywood politics and competition, but she remains hopeful about continuing to act into her 80s and notes she has three kids and a mortgage to support.
Samantha Morton revealed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that she hasn’t worked in a year since The Odyssey, attributing the slowdown to industry politics and ageism against women over 40. She remains confident she’ll keep acting into her 80s, and her comments have reignited conversations about the lack of diverse, age-appropriate roles for women in Hollywood and the push for more projects featuring older actresses.
Samantha Morton began as a teenage magician’s assistant in Nottingham, learning the metamorphosis illusion long before joining Nolan’s The Odyssey as Circe; her one-take performance drew a standing ovation from the crew, a moment Nolan compared to Heath Ledger’s Joker reaction in The Dark Knight, with Circe’s sequence filmed in Scotland and Morton drawing on her dance and gymnastics training to handle the demanding scene.
Samantha Morton says landing Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as Circe felt like a rebirth for her career, crying when Nolan offered the role and noting how aging can limit opportunities for women; the star-studded epic, featuring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya among others, opened on July 17 to strong notices, with Nolan praising Morton’s performance as pivotal to the film’s scale and impact.
Samantha Morton delivers a knockout, roughly 10-minute turn as Circe in Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey, transforming Odysseus’ men while grounding the sorceress in trauma and resistance to sexual violence; she praises Nolan’s collaborative approach, discusses the challenge of filming with IMAX cameras, and says the role feels like a rebirth that could fuel Oscar buzz as the film opens with strong previews.