#helen-of-troy

#helen-of-troy

“I was so deeply honored to be entrusted with the role,” Nyong'o told Elle in a recent profile. “I mean, she is iconic. What more can I say?” As Nyong'o is also iconic, the casting makes sense to most people, but not all, as there's been a level of racist backlash against her casting, which led the Oscar-winning actress to offer up the gentle reminder that “this is a mythological story.”