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The AI writing debate is eerily similar to the one that rocked ancient Greece 2,700 years ago

Theater scholar Drew Lichtenberg explained the backlash to Euripides, a playwright that people found "creepy and scary, the way people do with AI."

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Post your questions for actor and musician Samantha Morton

As the reader interview goes to Green Man festival, tell us what you would like to ask the garlanded British artist, fresh from her turn as Circe in The Odyssey

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The Odyssey star admits being replaced by Scarlett Johansson on Oscar-winning film still ‘hurts’

Samantha Morton is currently earning rave reviews for her role as Circe in Christopher Nolan’s epic movie

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ disappoints in its portrayal of Homer’s women

Casting Lupita Nyong’o as Helen and Elliot Page as Sinon the soldier were bold and exciting choices in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

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The Odyssey star Samantha Morton reveals foster mother preferred co-star’s performance

British actor, 49, plays Circe in Christopher Nolan box office hit

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Samantha Morton compares landing The Odyssey role to making Olympic squad

The Odyssey star Samantha Morton has admitted being asked just to audition for director Sir Christopher Nolan felt validating.

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The Odyssey's women deserve their own epic - with loyalty, seduction, and modern dilemmas that never go out of style

The Odyssey is misunderstood as just a bloodbath, it tackles distant marriage, what it means to be a wife, and so much more

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In Homer’s epic, a bold princess helps Odysseus home – but not in Nolan’s film. Who is Nausicaa?

In Homer’s Odyssey, Nausicaa is a tall, gutsy teenage princess who finds a naked and helpless Odysseus washed up on her shore, gives him her brothers’ clothing, and instructs him on how to appeal to her mother, Queen Arete, for help to get home to Ithaca. She is crucial to…

The Conversation

Why has Christopher Nolan got rid of all the sex in The Odyssey?

It’s a bit of a mystery why it takes Odysseus so long to get home if he’s not shacking up with Calypso and others, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Nolan says he had to change The Odyssey ending from the "grim" original poem

Christopher Nolan explains why he changed The Odyssey's ending from the poem

Total Film

Elon Musk vows to make ‘historically accurate’ AI version of The Odyssey

The tech mogul has been criticising Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey for months and said the director had ‘lost his integrity’ over some of the casting choices

The Independent UK

Christopher Nolan's no CGI rule on The Odyssey applied even to the pig scene, and the way they brought it to life is genius

The Odyssey's most shocking scene was created practically using pig animatronics

Total Film

Samantha Morton felt Heath Ledger comparison was 'bittersweet'

The Odyssey actress Samantha Morton found it "bittersweet" to be compared to the late Heath Ledger.

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Samantha Morton was moved to tears after being offered a part in The Odyssey

Samantha Morton has recalled how she "started to cry" when Christopher Nolan offered her the chance play Circe in The Odyssey.

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I Didn't Expect The Odyssey To Actually Be Scary, But One Horrifying Sequence Got Me

I was legitimately disturbed.

Total Film

The Odyssey monsters explained: 7 creatures from Greek mythology in the Christopher Nolan film

All the mythological creatures in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Total Film

The Odyssey changes: 16 differences between Christopher Nolan's movie and Homer's epic poem

The biggest difference between Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and Homer's poem

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Samantha Morton hails Heath Ledger-style comparison with her work in The Odyssey as ‘very moving’

The Oscar-nominated actress has spoken of her emotional reaction after Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas likened the crew’s response to her performance in The Odyssey to the applause Heath Ledger received while filming The Dark Knight.

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The Odyssey is set in a fantasy world – but the ancient Greeks mapped it onto what they knew

The ancient Greeks would have enjoyed current controversies about the “historical accuracy” of Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of The Odyssey.

The Independent UK

Christopher Nolan on his 20-year journey to The Odyssey: ‘Boy, it was tough. It was tough on everybody’

INTERVIEW: Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ experience started after he almost directed ‘Troy’ in 2004. Nine movies later, he finally decided it was time for his version of Homer’s poem. He talks to Jacob Stolworthy about testing his limits on the open seas – and his foray into horror for the film’s scariest scene

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An essential guide to the many characters in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

If you don’t know your Penelope from your Athena, this is for you

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Of course Samantha Morton will be the best part of The Odyssey — this 'devastating' drama you can stream now proved why long before Christopher Nolan's standing ovation

Samantha Morton's performance as Circe in The Odyssey has the Christopher Nolan seal of approval — but there's an obvious reason why we should have seen her brilliance coming.

Total Film

The Odyssey beginner's guide: a complete roundup of the epic poem, how it's connected to the Iliad, and each character explained

Get up to speed on the Odyssey poem and the Trojan War before the Christopher Nolan movie arrives

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The Odyssey: Everything To Know About Christopher Nolan’s Epic

Prepare for Christopher Nolan’s biggest voyage yet with cast, release date, trailer & more details on The Odyssey.

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Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?

In a rare interview, the director has said he wants to do justice to Homer’s ‘original non-linear narrative’. How will that translate on screen?

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