Elon Musk vs Christopher Nolan

The Rest Is Entertainment

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Why has Elon Musk thrown a tantrum over the casting in The Odyssey? Is the Cannes Film Festival a thing of the past? What do Paddy McGuinness, Bullseye and a London cabbie have to do with Donald Trump's first foray into reality TV? Elon Musk is predictably outraged by Christopher Nolan casting Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in this summer's blockbuster 'The Odyssey'. Richard Osman and Marina Hyde explore the online meltdown and ask why tech bros are so obsessed with fantasy fiction. Big Break is back! Superfan Richard Osman has the full scoop on the snooker game show's return. No major studios are premiering their films at Cannes this year, we explain why Hollywood now see the French film festival as too risky. The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at ⁠therestisentertainment.com ⁠ For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to ⁠www.goalhanger.com⁠ Video Editor: Vasco Andrade Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Bex Tyrrell Exec Producer: Neil Fearn & Samantha Psyk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The rest is entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy.
0:02.9	Now, the moment someone becomes properly famous, they stop travelling as a person and they start
0:08.0	travelling as a situation.
0:09.7	And yes, I am talking about the world of entourages.
0:12.8	It's amazing.
0:13.4	Anytime you do a TV show when someone properly famous comes on, you can just have a spread
0:17.7	bet as to how many people are going to bring with them.
0:20.0	Most people don't actually need a bodyguard and a fixer and a straw lady, but not having to
0:25.4	start from scratch every single time you get in contact with someone is actually undeniably
0:29.4	appealing. So Octopus Energy, you know any time you ever ring any company, you start from
0:34.4	scratch right from the beginning again. With Octopus Energy, they recognise your
0:38.7	number. And that goes through to a very, very small team of around 10 people who are there to deal
0:44.9	with you. So you'll almost certainly be dealing with someone who you have dealt with before.
0:50.2	That's the Octopus Energy entourageourage that they built around you.
0:57.9	A great satisfaction not having to tell your story for new every single time,
1:00.0	which I think most major celebrities also feel.
1:06.0	This episode is brought to you by BT.
1:09.3	Whenever we're immersed in the amazing shows and films we're streaming or the content we're scrolling through,
1:10.7	we're totally oblivious to the incredible films we're streaming or the content we're scrolling through,
1:15.7	we're totally oblivious to the incredible infrastructure that makes it all possible, BT's network.
1:17.6	But it's not just our homes that benefit.
1:20.7	BT's network supports some of the UK's most vital operations,
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