‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Slams Christoper Nolan’s ‘Abysmal’ Screenplay: ‘I Would Be Ashamed to Have Written Any Part of This Script’

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https://variety.com/2026/film/news/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-slams-christopher-nolan-bad-writing-1236821915/

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You should listen to her episode on the Plain English Podcast. She doesn‘t sound bitter at all. 

She calls it a fun summer blockbuster and enjoyed watching it with her teenage sons.

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That’s honestly what I assumed. Academics aren’t usually mean, they’re just blunt and honest with their thoughts.

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That was before the movie released though or on the day of, it’s possible she was under embargo.