If they had cast the young Beyonce as Helen of Troy, I might be able to buy it. But Lupita Nyongo?
The reason these race swaps only go one way is that the overwhelming abundance of classic characters for actors to play are almost entirely white European. To give black actors a crack at starring roles you pretty much have to do the race swap thing. The female white European also sets the world standard for what a beautiful woman is. That’s why the first thing a black man does when he becomes rich is get a white girlfriend or trophy wife.
Hey, I don’t make the rules but facts are facts.
Sub-Saharan Africa has a mythology! Make some films on that! The Glitterati constantly tell us stories are what matter.
Ok, then Hollyweird Writing\Director\Producing Geniuses should easily be able to show us their genius and make a compelling film!