Question number one: how the hell do you cast Odysseus? Step one: cancel anyone in Gen X. Sorry, folks. You're too old. Step two: no twinks, looking at you Timothee. Step three: vaguely Greek? - ThreadSky

gabrielmalor.bsky.social • 67 days ago

Question number one: how the hell do you cast Odysseus?

Step one: cancel anyone in Gen X. Sorry, folks. You're too old.

Step two: no twinks, looking at you Timothee.

Step three: vaguely Greek?

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sojournerdusk.bsky.social•67 days ago

What about Max Thieriot from Fire Country?

gabrielmalor.bsky.social•67 days ago

That . . . might work. But now you got me thinking about other SEAL Team actors.

pindancer.bsky.social•66 days ago

You cast him as a her, to get free press from anti-woke crybabies.

jdotj.bsky.social•67 days ago

Plot twist: Reacher as Odysseus. It would make his return home more exciting.

rismith.bsky.social•67 days ago

The Cyclops: I thought I was supposed to be the big one

Reacher: shut up, manlet

elliemargolis.bsky.social•67 days ago

Love this.

joedudekjd.bsky.social•67 days ago

I'm more interested in cyclops casting TBH

karabaic.org•67 days ago

As person of Greek heritage, "looking Greek" is a hard to define, especially when you're going back to the Greek Dark Ages around 1000 BCE. Casting someone who looks like a modern Greek isn't right, and casting someone who looks like Attic statuary isn't right. I think race-blind casting is best.

karabaic.org•67 days ago

The Odyssey is about the aftermath of a futile, grueling war. Cast it to place it in a contemporary light, cast it to give it meaning to current audiences.

karabaic.org•67 days ago

Oh, there's still hope for Timothee if your adaptation includes the Telemachiad! Making Telemachus fresh faced and obviously not looking like the son of Odysseus brings some
new shading to the story.

starbucksgirl51.bsky.social•67 days ago

Is Step 3 really necessary? I mean, I don't remember people pitching a fit when a good number of non-Italians were cast in The Godfather.

murphnduff.bsky.social•67 days ago

Oscar Isaac

spacemonkx.bsky.social•67 days ago

Glenn Powell?

gabrielmalor.bsky.social•67 days ago

Glenn Powell, who I love, is the whitest white person who ever whited. He can't be a Greek Mediterranian.

guydoesjob.bsky.social•67 days ago

The Scottish or Australian guy of the moment usually works.

chatsubo657.bsky.social•67 days ago

Ebon Moss-Bachrach from The Bear. Odysseus was his own worse enemy (apart from the Cyclopes) and I think Ebon carries that fuckup energy.

hairybusiness.bsky.social•67 days ago

archivesboy.bsky.social•67 days ago

Sold

gabrielmalor.bsky.social•67 days ago

These are the rules: find me a guy who is not in Gen X, no twinks, vaguely Greek.

Oscar Isaac was born in 1979. He's Gen X.

archivesboy.bsky.social•67 days ago

He has a son of around 20 when he gets back. Odysseus was already an impressive character when he left. Had to be at least 25, possibly older. Oscar’s on the money.

gabrielmalor.bsky.social•67 days ago

Oscar Isaac would be a good choice, but you violated step number one: Gen X.

archivesboy.bsky.social•67 days ago

Odysseus should be at least 40

gabrielmalor.bsky.social•67 days ago

All of Gen X is over forty.

archivesboy.bsky.social•67 days ago

I wasn’t arguing for Gen X. We’re terrible and don’t deserve good things.

flyingd.bsky.social•67 days ago

As a Boomer, I’m enjoying the kids telling Gen X they’re too old.

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