Oscar Nominee Confesses Hollywood's Ageism: Circe Turns Men to Piglets, Jobs to Dust
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- •Samantha Morton said she hasn’t worked for a year since filming the Nolan-directed The Odyssey, despite her role as Circe.
- •The Odyssey, released in July 2026, grossed $912 million worldwide, spotlighting Morton's skilled in-camera transformations without CGI.
- •Morton discussed Hollywood’s ageism on a podcast, mentioning difficulties actresses face getting roles as they grow older.
Samantha Morton, the 49-year-old two-time Oscar nominee who played enchantress Circe in Christopher Nolan's $912M blockbuster The Odyssey, hasn't booked a job since the film wrapped last year. The woman who made pig-transformation magic without CGI, thanks to in-camera tricks arguably more impressive than most modern blockbusters, confessed she 'genuinely cried' when Nolan called her for a meeting. Despite having 'really good agents,' Morton admits the Hollywood buffet for actresses over 45 is as slim as Odysseus's trust in Circe. Meanwhile, actresses like Kirsten Dunst and Carrie Coon also narrate tales of ageism and Botox-free voices in Tinseltown's casting ancient Greece.
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(1 of 3)Samantha Morton’s been out of work for a year since Nolan’s pig fiesta, proving that in Hollywood, turning men into pigs is easier than landing roles past 45.
Being 49 in Hollywood: where you can transform men into swine but can’t get cast in anything besides independent films or sad mom roles.
Christopher Nolan: Makes a billion-dollar epic about transformation. Hollywood: Transforms Oscar nominees into 'working occasionally' pensioners.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/4/2026 | Author: Amanda Goh
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