Why Fans Hate Christopher Nolan Casting Black Panther Star in The Odyssey?

Christopher Nolan is getting a ton of hate online for the rumored casting of Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o in his upcoming film, The Odyssey. According to reports, Nyong’o will play Helen of Troy in the epic fantasy, and let’s just say not everyone is happy.

Right off the bat, the trolling was unstoppable. As the Internet scurried to give their opinion on Nyong’o’s apparent casting, netizens flooded social media with the tagline, “Helen of DeTROYt.”

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The hate seems to revolve around the idea that Nolan is race-swapping Helen in Odyssey. According to key descriptions in Homer,…