Christopher Nolan says he cast rapper Travis Scott for ‘The Odyssey’ because rap is a form of “poetry.”

Christopher Nolan says he cast rapper Travis Scott for ‘The Odyssey’ because rap is a form of “poetry.”

“They’ll always talk about Yugoslav folk poets from the 1920’s or whatever, they don’t look at rap. They don’t look at a guy like Travis Scott.” pic.twitter.com/eVvtVNkGED

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) July 23, 2026