Lupita Nyong’o reacts to racist backlash over โThe Odysseyโ
Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o has fired back at the racist backlash surrounding her casting as Helen of Troy in legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolanโs upcoming cinematic epic โThe Odysseyโ. ย The 43-year-old actor has defended the film by reminding critics that it is a mythological story, and the diverse cast serves to mirror the global world it wants to represent. ย In "The Odyssey", Nyong'o plays the role of Helen of Troy, the legendary Greek figure famed for her beauty whose elopement with Paris, prince of Troy, is believed to have sparked the Trojan War. ย Lupita is also portraying Clytemnestra,…