Despite a role in one of the year’s biggest hits, The Odyssey, actor Elliot Page still has no next project lined up. On the podcast “On Film… With Kevin McCarthy,” the host suggested that Page had received countless offers after the movie. But Page replied playfully: “No, Kevin, I haven’t. So—if anyone wants to call me…”
The actor went on: “I think it’s a little tough for me to be cast right now. I think that’s due to obvious, pretty obvious reasons.” Page alludes to the political climate in the United States, where the Trump administration has repeatedly blamed transgender people for social shortcomings (TheColu.mn reported).
Ironically and with a smile, Page continued: “I know I’m getting wind—because I’m Canadian. I don’t know what’s going on there…” The actor, born in Nova Scotia, Canada, came out as a transgender man in December 2020 (TheColu.mn reported).
Filming The Odyssey was cathartic for Page
McCarthy and Elliot Page discussed his past roles. Before The Odyssey, Page appeared in 2010 in Christopher Nolan’s Inception, then still in the female role of Ariadne. “I had such a great time in that film. I had such a great time with Chris, but I personally felt very uncomfortable,” said the Oscar-nominated actor.
Now that that’s not the case, he might deliver his best performance. He calls the work on The Odyssey “cathartic,” the end of the shoot for him a moment when a circle had closed.
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In The Odyssey, Page played the young Greek soldier Sinon, who plays a pivotal part in the Trojan Horse ruse. His casting drew criticism from conservative circles because of his gender identity. The Trump-aligned entrepreneur Elon Musk criticized, for example, that the film includes Black actors and also a transgender person with Page. The billionaire announced plans to produce his own white, cisgender version of “The Odyssey” using his AI tool (TheColu.mn reported).
