Lupita Nyong’o Breaks Silence on ‘Odyssey’ Casting Critics: “You Can’t Perform Beauty”
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Lupita Nyong’o Breaks Silence on ‘Odyssey’ Casting Critics: “You Can’t Perform Beauty”
by cmaia1503
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In a new profile in Elle, the actress was asked about the blowback among predominantly right-wing pundits who have contended the Black actress shouldn’t play “the most beautiful woman in the world” in Universal’s big-budget take on Homer’s classic fable.
First, Nyong’o reminds readers “this is a mythological story” — not, as its often been characterized, some sort of historical drama.
“I’m very supportive of Chris’s intention with it and with the version of this story that he is telling,” she said. “Our cast is representative of the world. I’m not spending my time thinking of a defense. The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not. … It’s quite something to be a part of The Odyssey, because it is so grand. It spans worlds. So that’s why the cast is what it is. We’re occupying the epic narrative of our time. … I was so deeply honored to be entrusted with the role.”
Nyong’o also dismissed the idea of focusing on the character as “the face that launched 1,000 ships.”
“You can’t perform beauty,” she said. “I want to know who a character is. What is beyond beauty? What is beyond looks? That’s the thing about doing such a well-known text, which has been studied and interpreted and derived from. The research could be endless. The good thing about working with a writer like Chris is that it’s on the page. The investigation starts with the pages you’re given. That’s what I based it on.”
In b4 “yeah but that fictional lady born from a magical egg after a god became a swan then got a woman pregnant was definitely from this specific region of Greece which means she looked Scandinavian for sure. Also ignore the other actor is playing different characters ethnicities.”
lol this ain’t gonna end well…
I’ve learned to trust my instincts on what I see from trailers, and this movie just doesn’t do it for me. Interstellar is a top 5 for me, but I think Nolan’s films have now become a bit pretentious.
Ok here’s what gets me, how much is Helen of Troy even in the movie? I mean it’s not like she gets of the boat with Odysseus for the trip home, she’s a minor character at best I this one.
A bunch of chuds and grifters think they know how to make a better movie than Nolan.
I’ll wait to see it before judging.
The real question is will everyone have British accents?
People are always upset at his casting choices and somehow whenever the movie comes out and people actually watch it they always change their minds… like the director knows what he’s doing or something.
people lose their shit on the most dumbest things haha. go outside and do something more productive