Whoopi Goldberg Slams Critics Of Elliot Page's 'The Odyssey' Casting

Key Points:

• The Odyssey has surpassed $300 million at the box office following a record opening weekend, prompting conservative critics to reconsider their negative reactions to the film.
• Whoopi Goldberg criticized social media trolls, including Ben Shapiro, for attacking the casting choices, particularly transgender actor Elliot Page, urging detractors to simply skip the movie if they dislike it.
• Panelists Alyssa Farrah Griffin and Sarah Haines praised the film as a masterpiece with conservative themes such as family devotion and the dangers of war, challenging claims that the movie is overly "woke."
• The film has faced backlash from figures like Elon Musk and Matt Walsh over diverse casting choices, including Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Travis Scott, but director Christopher Nolan dismissed the criticism as irrelevant.
• The Odyssey stars a high-profile ensemble cast led by Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Tom Holland, and adapts the classic tale of Odysseus’s journey home after the Trojan War.