Christopher Nolan Says ‘Odyssey’ Backlash Over Casting and More Is ‘Irrelevant’ and He’s Learned Not to Worry: ‘Remember, I Spent 10 Years Dealing With Batman’

Per Variety, Christopher Nolan is dismissing pre-release backlash to his latest film, 'The Odyssey,' a star-studded adaptation of Homer's Greek epic. The controversy has involved Elon Musk and Trump supporters questioning the casting, along with historical purists who object to Nolan's interpretation. Rather than engage, Nolan has called the backlash 'irrelevant'—and notes that after a decade navigating controversy over his Batman films, he's learned not to worry about the noise.

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