Christopher Nolan responds to ‘The Odyssey’ backlash over armour designs and Travis Scott casting
Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, he added, used rare-looking materials for Agamemnon’s armor to visually establish the king’s elevated status among the Greek rulers.Nolan compared the challenge of reconstructing the ancient world to the speculative science behind Interstellar. “For ‘Interstellar,’ you’re looking at, ‘What is the best speculation of the future?’ When you’re looking at the ancient past, it’s actually the same thing,” he said. “‘What is the best speculation and how can I use that to create a world?’”The filmmaker also defended Scott’s appearance in the film after fans reacted with confusion to the rapper’s role in the teaser trailer.
- ▪Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, he added, used rare-looking materials for Agamemnon’s armor to visually establish the king’s elevated status among the Greek rulers.Nolan compared the challenge of reconstructing the ancient world to the sp
- ▪“For ‘Interstellar,’ you’re looking at, ‘What is the best speculation of the future?’ When you’re looking at the ancient past, it’s actually the same thing,” he said.
- ▪“‘What is the best speculation and how can I use that to create a world?’”The filmmaker also defended Scott’s appearance in the film after fans reacted with confusion to the rapper’s role in the teaser trailer.
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Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has responded to growing online criticism surrounding The Odyssey, defending both the film’s stylised armour design and the controversial casting of rapper Travis Scott in his ambitious adaptation of Homer’s epic. ‘The Odyssey’ trailer: Christopher Nolan promises epic retelling of Homer’s classicSpeaking to Time magazine ahead of the film’s July 17 release, Nolan addressed complaints from viewers who argued that the warriors’ dark metallic armour looked closer to Batman costumes than historically accurate ancient Greek attire.
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