Christopher Nolan won two Oscars in 2024 for Oppenheiner The criticism erupted after Nyongo's casting was revealed last week. Musk said director Nolan has "grossly insulted the Greek people", and replied "true" to a meme of a man supposedly dancing on Homer's grave. The X owner wrote: "I agree that she [Nyong'o] is beautiful, but casting a Black woman to play a White woman in a foundational work of European literature is no more right than casting a White man to play Shaka Zulu!" Shaka Zulu was a famed leader of the Zulu nation. Musk renewed his attack on Friday, writing on X: "Chris Nolan is an anti-White racist." Nolan has not responded to the criticism. The Briton, one of the most celebrated film-makers in Hollywood, has directed and written the new interpretation of Homer's epic poem. Nolan won two Oscars in 2024 for his last release, Oppenheimer, and also is known for films including Dunkirk, Inception, Interstellar and The Dark Knight. Nyong'o won an Oscar in 2014 for 12 Years a Slave, and has also starred in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Black Panther. The Odyssey will also star Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Charlize Theron, and will be released in cinemas in the US and UK on 17 July. Matt Damon seen in new trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey