Lupita Nyong’o shrugs off racist ‘Odyssey’ backlash over Helen of Troy casting

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o said she’s losing no sleep over racist criticism of her casting as Helen of Troy, the mythic beauty whose face “launched a thousand ships” and ignited the Trojan War

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o said she’s losing no sleep over racist criticism of her casting as Helen of Troy, the mythic beauty whose face “launched a thousand ships” and ignited the Trojan War.

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Nyong’o, director Christopher Nolan and the producers of “The Odyssey” have faced backlash from a faction of culture war provocateurs questioning why the Kenyan-born actress was cast in the role.

“I’m very supportive of Chris’s intention with it and with the version of this story that he is telling,” Nyong’o told Elle magazine in an interview published on Thursday. “Our cast is representative of the world.”