Reports of Trans Actor Elliot Page Playing Achilles in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Spark Fierce Backlash

Reports of transgender actor Elliot Page — formerly Ellen — playing Achilles in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, The Odyssey, have sparked fierce backlash. “You could have paid me to tank this movie and I wouldn’t have thought of this,” actor Kevin Sorbo reacted.

While Page’s role in Nolan’s retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey — set to debut in theaters on July 17 — has yet to be officially confirmed, the Juno star is known to be in the movie, according to a report by the video gaming and entertainment website IGN.

“The trailer might’ve given away who the actor is playing: Achilles, the tragic hero from The Iliad who Odysseus encounters in the Underworld as a ghost,” the outlet reported.

IGN added that “while this isn’t confirmed yet to be the character Page is playing, it seems like a good bet.”

“If Elliot Page is playing Achilles, this will be the biggest bomb of Christopher Nolan’s career. It’ll