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Rob Finnerty of Newsmax fired off a blistering on-air reaction this week after reports circulated that trans actor Elliot Page might appear in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey, with Finnerty framing the rumor as another example of Hollywood’s relentless rewrite of cultural touchstones. He railed against the casting reports and used mocking language about Page’s gender, making the segment one of the loudest conservative takes on the story so far.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is already one of this summer’s biggest studio spectacles, anchored by Matt Damon as Odysseus and supported by a who’s-who of A-list names including Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Zendaya, with the film set to open July 17, 2026. Nolan’s casting choices have sparked debate not simply because of star power but because the director is reimagining an ancient epic for the modern moment, and people on both sides of the culture war are watching closely.
Americans who still believe in common sense storytelling are rightly alarmed that Hollywood’s woke priorities now trump coherence and tradition, turning mythic characters into political statements instead of letting great stories speak for themselves. This isn’t a small gripe about aesthetics — it’s about cultural stewardship and whether institutions that shape young minds will continue to peddle fashionable ideology under the guise of “inclusivity.” Conservatives aren’t calling for censorship so much as for accountability and for filmmakers to stop lecturing audiences while they drain budgets and pretend to represent “history” through a partisan lens.
Finnerty’s on-air invective may have been unrefined, and he stumbled when he repeatedly misidentified Page’s gender, but his larger point resonated with many viewers: Hollywood has drifted so far from the tastes of working Americans that the elites now seem to be auditioning for a social-media press release rather than making films for families. Rather than reflexively condemning anyone who objects, patriotic critics see this as a symptom of cultural capture — a ruling class that assumes the rest of the country will simply accept its pronouncements on art and identity without question.
What conservatives should note is the strange paradox of this moment: Nolan’s film is already generating enormous box-office hype, with advance IMAX seats selling out despite the online fury, which shows both the clout of big filmmaking and the wastefulness of culture-war grandstanding. The solution for everyday Americans is simple — vote with your dollars and attention; if you prefer stories that honor myths, history, and common-sense casting, support creators who deliver that instead of rewarding woke stunts.
This fight is about more than one casting rumor; it is about who gets to set the terms of popular culture. Hardworking families deserve entertainment that respects tradition and doesn’t lecture them from a pulpit of virtue-signaling. If conservatives push back loudly, organize, and patronize art that shares their values, Hollywood will eventually have to choose between alienating the American majority or returning to the craft that made it beloved in the first place.
