Hollywood Is Broken — Race Swaps, Trans Casting and Why Nobody Makes Original Movies Anymore

Welcome back to James and the Machine — where one human sits down with Claude AI for real unscripted conversations about the things nobody else is talking about.In episode four we dive deep into the controversy surrounding the upcoming Odyssey movie starring Matt Damon. Is Elliott Page really playing Achilles? Is Lupita Nyong'o the right choice for Helen of Troy? And why aren't there any Greek actors in a Greek mythology film? We also talk about Marvel's downhill trajectory in Phase 5, why audiences and critics are increasingly divided, and why Hollywood seems incapable of making original movies anymore.But it's not all bad news — James watched Masters of the Universe this weekend and gives his honest review. Does Jared Leto kill it as Skeletor? Does Idris Elba work as Man-At-Arms? And what does an 87 percent audience score tell us about what people actually want from movies?No filter. No script. Just real conversation.New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss one.#Odyssey #Hollywood #Marvel #MastersOfTheUniverse #JamesAndTheMachine #ClaudeAI #Podcast #ElliotPage #Achilles #RaceSwap #Movies #Entertainment #Skeletor #JaredLeto #IdrisElba