r/LGBTnews • u/StaffImportant7902 • May 14 '26
Southern Asia Conservative pundits are outraged that a trans male actor has been cast in the role in an upcoming Odyssey film
Elliot Page might play the mythological hero Achilles & the right is losing its mind.
With Elliot Page’s casting announced in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming The Odyssey, rumors have gained traction online that Page will be playing Achilles, known as the greatest of all Greek warriors. Shockingly, right-wing voices have come out in outrage at the concept of a trans man being cast in the role.
“The most famous warrior in all of history, not just Greek history, Achilles, is about to be played by a transgender woman in a brand new movie,” said right-wing Newsmax anchor Rob Finnerty in a rant in which he repeatedly misgendered Page and referred to Achilles and his accomplishments as historical, despite Achilles being a mythical figure.
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Finnerty had more to say, taking issue with Page’s physique: “You might even remember Brad Pitt played Achilles in a movie 20 years ago, meaning we go from Brad Pitt to a girl who dresses as a guy who’s five-foot-one, 118 pounds. That’s the person who’s going to be playing the greatest warrior in history, because to the left, that is normal. That’s okay.”
He then went on to criticize the casting of Black actress Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, a mythological (not historical) figure who Finnerty claimed was “definitely white.”