Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 92!
E-Kan and Rían have finally managed to get tickets to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which just broke box office records — but the translator whose work reportedly inspired the film says she'd be "ashamed" to have written any part of the script. The big question is- was she right? And how can we debate films without getting mean?
We break down what worked (the practical effects are unreal — a 60-foot Cyclops puppet without CGI, a camera so massive it took two people to carry) and what didn't. Was it all spectacle and no soul?
Then: we listened a casting director panel featuring the top CDs in the industry and got real talk on the state of the industry and era of self tapes - where we are, and where we hope to be. Keep listening - you'll a bomb drop how actors are reportedly using AI to manipulate their audition slates. We don't know what they're hiding, but we have theories.
Movie stars, myth, and a little bit of Hollywood chaos. Press play.
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Show Links:
The Odyssey behind the scenes -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cTZ-Pa9vho
Emily Wilson trashes the odyssey
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man
Vulture- it feels so good to fight about the classics - https://www.vulture.com/article/the-critics-it-feels-good-to-fight-about-the-odyssey.html
The Actor Podcast w/ Risa Bramon Garcia's - Casting Roundtable-
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-62-casting-virtual-roundtable-cds-tell-it-like-it-is/id1203009952?i=1000777254691
Hidden Gems:
Turtle Nest Preservation site - https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layerId=0&layers=9ba9a722b6a644d99016d0b23cbbda3f
Save the Cat screenwriting book- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49464.Save_the_Cat
Time Stamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:20) The Odyssey First Reactions
(07:00) Did it meet the hype?
(13:30) Odyssey Translator's critical review of the film
(19:08) 8 actors passed on Matt Damon's role
(23:30) The Odyssey cinematic achievements were incredible
(25:30) Top Casting Director Roundtable
(30:00) CD's we want to get back to the room as well
(35:00) Sometimes you can't get actionable direction from casting directors
(35:55) Casting Directors talk with each other
(41:00) Actors are using AI to manipulate their slates
(46:00) Actors and Casting Directors are just looking for filmmakers
(46:40) "I can make anyone beautiful. I can't make you talented."
(48:25) The power of being in the room
(51:40) Hidden Gems
