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Too Far? Christopher Nolan Casts Steve Buscemi As Helen Of Troy
The Bee ^

Posted on 05/16/2026 6:42:38 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe

U.S. — In a move that even some within the entertainment industry are branding as "too far", director Christopher Nolan has cast actor Steve Buscemi as Helen of Troy.

Though Nolan has made several unorthodox casting decisions for his upcoming movie The Odyssey, none have raised as many eyebrows as casting Buscemi in the role of the most beautiful woman on the planet.

"Steve's is the face that launched a thousand ships," declared Nolan upon making the announcement. "I could never imagine anyone else playing Helen. The moment we started on the Odyssey, my first call was to Steve. I said, 'Steve, I need you to be my Helen'. I'll never forget his response, he said, 'What the heck are you talking about?' Classic Steve."

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KEYWORDS: babylonbee; buscemi; helenoftroy; nolan

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LOL.
1 posted on 05/16/2026 6:42:38 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: Tench_Coxe

LOL! He’s going to sing, “He’s got the whole world in his hands.”


2 posted on 05/16/2026 6:45:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (NO KINGS?! No pineapple princesses either. Sandy Ocasio and Kamala Harris have got to go!!!)
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"Hello, fellow Greeks!"
3 posted on 05/16/2026 6:48:04 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Hahahahahahaha!!!! Now THAT is funny!

There was a whole thread yesterday on this stupidity and wokeness in the casting decisions by Nolan, and I found it amusing (and a bit disconcerting) that at least one poster was battling the entire thread about their bashing this Nolan movie that none had yet seen, even going as far as to call objections (to casting a skinny, effeminate woman pretending to be a man in the role of Achilles) as “Nolan Derangement Syndrome”.

Well, I suppose The Babylon Bee could do something on that, too...”NDS”!


4 posted on 05/16/2026 6:48:06 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Andre the giant docudrama is coming this summer

Starring peter dinklage


5 posted on 05/16/2026 6:48:58 PM PDT by joshua c
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I am a huge fan of Buscemi in his roles!


6 posted on 05/16/2026 6:49:03 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: Tench_Coxe

At least he’s white!.................


7 posted on 05/16/2026 6:49:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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Who’s this Nolan dude? He sounds like a retard.


8 posted on 05/16/2026 6:54:20 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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9 posted on 05/16/2026 6:55:55 PM PDT by silent_jonny ("it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening." ~ President Trump 7-14-24)
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10 posted on 05/16/2026 6:57:25 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Sorry you came all this way, boys....


11 posted on 05/16/2026 6:58:14 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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How about Sydney Sweeney cast as Rosa Parks?!


12 posted on 05/16/2026 7:05:44 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: rlmorel

Buscemi’s role in Con Air as a mass murderer was awesome!


13 posted on 05/16/2026 7:07:15 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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14 posted on 05/16/2026 7:36:38 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe!)
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To: Tench_Coxe

“ U.S. — In a move that even some within the entertainment industry are branding as “too far”, director Christopher Nolan has cast actor Steve Buscemi as Helen of Troy.”

LOL


15 posted on 05/16/2026 7:41:32 PM PDT by stanne
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Not to be gross but the back of the bus had this pogo effect that made it no place for young men.


16 posted on 05/16/2026 7:42:18 PM PDT by Theophilus (covfefe!)
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To: Tench_Coxe

I have great respect for him. He was a NY City firefighter before becoming an actor and when 9/11 happened he went to work with the firefighters and didn’t want any pictures taken of him.


17 posted on 05/16/2026 7:46:04 PM PDT by murron
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There's still time to turn this movie into a parody similar to Robin Hood: Men in Tights

18 posted on 05/16/2026 7:46:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: PROCON

I look forward to Frankie Muniz in the remake/homage of Malcolm X: Malcolm in the Middle


19 posted on 05/16/2026 7:46:44 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: rlmorel

There is some guy using AI to cast Willem Dafoe as every single character in lots of movies.

Dafoe as every character in Game Of Thrones was pretty good.

Oddly, it works.


20 posted on 05/16/2026 8:17:20 PM PDT by Salamander ( Please visit my profile page to help me go home again. https://www.givesendgo.com/GCRRDa)
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