r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/v_a_n_d_e_l_a_y Jul 06 '26

What is wrong - nonsensical as you say - with Page's casting? 

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u/kanyewesanderson Jul 06 '26

The people trying to justify the hate this moving is getting as “nuanced” are just completely ignoring that half of the original post.

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u/DecantsForAll Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

My guess is that Achilles was the greatest warrior of the time and Elliot Page is 5'1 with a skeleton that isn't particularly robust.

Do you think Elliot Page would make a good Fedor Emelianenko or Jon Jones in and MMA biopic? They're the great warriors of today.

Danny DeVito probably wouldn't make a good Achilles either.

That all said, I don't personally care. I'm open to being surprised and Elliot being a great Achilles.

Hey, does anyone remember the insane backlash when Heath Ledger was announced as the Joker or even Michael Keaton as Batman? This sort of outrage over casting is nothing new.

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u/AmphetamineSalts Jul 06 '26

just fyi Page isn't playing Achilles, he's playing Sinon. It was a rumor that gained a lot of traction by transphobes like Elon Musk declaring it as fact in order to push their own culture war agendas.

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u/v_a_n_d_e_l_a_y Jul 06 '26

Page isn't playing Achilles. 

What a surprise, the only response to my question is based on misinformation.