Christopher Nolan has explained why he cast rapper Travis Scott in his forthcoming movie The Odyssey .

The upcoming blockbuster, an adaptation of the epic Greek poem by Homer, sees Matt Damon lead an all-star cast telling the story of Odysseus and his journey home from the Trojan War.

Tom Holland also plays Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, while Anne Hathaway , Zendaya , Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson , Charlize Theron , Benny Safdie, Elliot Page , Samantha Morton and Mia Goth will also star.

But back in January in a teaser trailer for the movie , Holland’s Telemachus is seen interrupted by Scott, who silences a crowded hall and warns of impending war. “A war, a man, a trick – a trick to break the walls of Troy,” he announces, as the trailer teases images of the great Trojan War.…