Professor: ‘The Odyssey’ Is a Great Movie, But The Black Actors Are Barely Seen

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(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)The Odyssey is all anyone is talking about. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 14: Travis Scott attends the premiere of “The Odyssey” presented by Universal Pictures on July 14, 2026 in New York City. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 14: Zendaya attends “The Odyssey” New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on July 14, 2026 in New York City. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 14: Lupita Nyong’o attends the premiere of “The Odyssey” presented by Universal Pictures on July 14, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Universal Pictures)They imagined The Odyssey had become Black Panther: Ithaca Forever.