Christopher Nolan defends Travis Scott after criticism over filming Odyssey
American rapper Travis Scott took part in the film "Odyssey" directed by Christopher Nolan, which is scheduled to have its world premiere on July 17. The artist faced a wave of criticism on social media. The director defended the rapper. All the details are in the Izvestia article.
Nolan's Response to Travis Scott's Criticism
The choice of the rapper for the role of the bard received special attention on social networks. Nolan justified the decision by analogy between ancient oral poetry and the modern musical genre.
"I invited him because I wanted to hint that this story has been passed down from generation to generation in the form of oral poetry, which is similar to rap," he said in an interview with The Time magazine.
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In addition, the director commented on criticism on social media regarding the armor of warriors, which viewers compared to more modern Batman costumes. Nolan explained that costume designer Ellen Mirozhnik used the theory of blackened bronze to emphasize the high status of King Agamemnon through expensive and rare materials.
"Odyssey": what is the film about, who is in the main roles
Nolan's new work, with a budget of $250 million, will be the first feature film in the director's career shot entirely on a 70mm IMAX camera.
The plot of the film focuses on the ten-year journey of the Greek hero home after the war. Mythical creatures, including cyclops and sea monsters, will be recreated on the screen. Nolan emphasized that the film will not be just a spectacle, but a deep exploration of the human character and the existential crisis of the protagonist.
The main role of Odysseus was played by Matt Damon, and his wife Penelope was played by Anne Hathaway. The project is described as an ambitious historical epic with large-scale decorations and minimal use of computer graphics.
The director admitted that he had been hatching the idea of a film adaptation of the Homeric epic for more than 20 years. Back in 2004, Christopher Nolan negotiated the production of the film "Troy", but then the project did not take place. The success of the previous film Oppenheimer, which won seven Academy Awards, gave the director the opportunity to realize a large-scale plan to create a cinematic version of Odyssey.
In preparation for filming, the team studied historical artifacts, striving for a detailed study of the world. Composer Ludvig Jeransson said that according to the director's idea, the sound of the plucking of the bowstring of Odysseus should resemble the sound of a traditional instrument, the lyre. Nolan noted that his approach to the ancient past is similar to his work on the science fiction film Interstellar.
"For Interstellar, you're looking for the best guess about the future. When you look at the ancient past, it's actually the same thing," Nolan shared.
Christopher Nolan: A career as a director
Nolan is considered one of the highest-grossing and most influential directors in the history of cinema. He has been president of the Directors Guild of America since 2025. Worldwide collections of his paintings exceeded $6.6 billion, and the director's works received a total of 49 Oscar nominations, winning 18 of them. In 2024, Nolan was knighted by King Charles III of Great Britain.
His career began in 1998 with his debut film "Persecution". Nolan's second film, Remember (2000), attracted wide public attention, for which he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Screenplay category. Success in independent cinema allowed the director to move on to creating high-budget films such as the thriller Insomnia (2002) and the mystery drama Prestige (2006).
The Dark Knight trilogy (2005-2012) brought Nolan worldwide popularity. For the film "The Beginning" (2010), he was again nominated for the Oscar for Best Film and screenplay, and the film "Dunkirk" (2017) earned him his first directorial nomination. The most successful film was "Oppenheimer", released in 2023 and received seven statuettes from the American Film Academy.
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