The right has landed on its next Hollywood target.

The Odyssey, the forthcoming summer blockbuster from Oscar-winningdirector Christopher Nolan, which depicts the fictional events of the eponymous Greek epic, was the subject of a long-winded rant byNewsmaxhost Rob Finnerty on Thursday evening over its “rewriting of history.”

Though the Trojan War, as described in the epic, really happened, there is no evidence that any of its characters actually existed. Still, Finnerty, 44, complained on his show, “The role of Achilles will reportedly be played by Elliot Page. Looks like a guy—formerly Ellen Page, meaning the most famous warrior in history, not just Greek history—all of history—Achilles is about to be played by a transgender woman in a brand new movie.”

Elliot Page’s role in the film has not been confirmed. Other confirmed cast members include Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita N’yongo, Robert Pattinson, and Charlize Theron, among others.

The host had more gripes about Nolan’s choice to cast N’yongo, 39, as Helen of Troy.

“A woman who was definitely white is going to be played by Lupita Nyong’o,” he added. “I’ve got nothing against Lupita. But I do have a problem with the complete rewriting of history. Helen of Troy was not Black. That’s not me being mean. That’s me telling the truth. The real actual truth, which we tend to do a lot of here, and Achilles was not a five-foot-one woman, but to the Left, this is all normal.”

Nyong’o, 43, who was named Peoplemagazine’s “Most Beautiful Woman” shortly after her Best Supporting Actress Oscar win for12 Years a Slavein 2014, will also play Helen’s sister, Clytemnestra,Nolan confirmed.

Finnerty is just the latest on the right to complain about the castings, despite the film already having found ravenous interest among fans.The Odysseysold out its most expensiveIMAXticketslast July.

Elon Musk, 54, has been trolling Nolan and the film since rumors swirled about N’Yongo’s castingin January. After Nolan confirmed the news on Tuesday, Musk, who has beenaccused of manipulating the X algorithmto favor his posts, began replying “True” and reposting a series of posts denouncing the film and calling Nolan “racist” for casting the actress.

Musk also called Page’s alleged casting as Achilles “One of the dumbest and twisted things I’ve ever heard,” in a reply toan article reporting the rumor.

Source: Drudge Report