“Jimmy Kimmel Live” guest host Colman Domingo on Monday mocked the right-wingers who are outraged over some of the casting choices in Christopher Nolan’s newest film, “The Odyssey.” Domingo rolled a clip of podcaster Chris Cella complaining about Lupita Nyong’o, who plays Helen of Troy in the film. “Casting a Black woman as Helen of Troy is like casting a Black man to play Abraham Lincoln or a white dude to play MLK,” he said during an interview on the far-right One America News channel.The diverse cast of “The Odyssey” has triggered some on the right. (L-R) Travis Scott, Benny Safdie, Elliot Page, Corey Hawkins, Tom Holland, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, John Leguizamo, Zendaya, Samantha Morton, Himesh Patel, Jon Bernthal, and Logan Marshall-Green at the film’s July 14 2026 premiere in New York.Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Universal PicturesDomingo was ready with a fact-check. “Well, not exactly. Because MLK was real, and Helen of Troy is as real as Harry Potter,” the actor said. “But I’ll be honest, I agree with that strange little dude. Helen of Troy shouldn’t have been played by a Black woman. She should have been played by a Black man ― specifically me!” The audience cheered the line from the prolific actor, who has appeared in more than a dozen films in the past three years alone, including “Michael,” “Disclosure Day,” and “The Running Man.”Domingo offered an alternative to conservatives outraged by the film’s cast.“I have a message for everyone who was upset about diversity and ‘The Odyssey’: If you want to see a film with a cast of all white people who are cursed by the gods, the Melania movie is currently streaming,” he said, referring to the much-maligned documentary about first lady Melania Trump. See more in his Monday night monologue: RelatedJimmy Kimmelmelania trumpchristopher nolancolman domingo