The Odyssey (2026)

I've completely given up on caring about race casting and just boil it all down to "all actors are tools" in their ability to be used by a great directors to make great movies, and also "tools" in the sense that they are retarded.

Give me a great story and great direction and I could care less about race casting. For me that battle is lost.

I see. The demoralization has been effective. Quite effective.

I defended Idris Elba as Heimdall because he’s been pretty good in other roles. I was wrong.

How are they still just "casting" or announcing... isnt it like... done?

It's being trickled out to manage reactions for whatever engagement metrics they are trying to go for.

If they released the casting first there would be an overwhelming backlash and the movie would be written off easier, with a stronger narrative of failure behind it.

It had gathered a narrative of failure anyway, but not as strong or intense as it would have been if the casting was fully announced when it was completed. Delaying controversial casting announcements mitigates the intensity. People who were favorable to the movie before the casting announcement will still give it a chance.

Other than COVID bullshit with Tenet, this will be the first Nolan movie I haven’t seen in a theater, including Momento which I saw at a tiny art house theater years and years ago. Fuck this bullshit.