{"id":6555,"date":"2026-07-15T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6555"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:30:50","slug":"elliot-page-and-girlfriend-julia-shiplett-enjoy-rare-date-night-at-the-odyssey-premiere-in-nyc-amid-casting-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6555","title":{"rendered":"Elliot Page and girlfriend Julia Shiplett enjoy rare date night at The Odyssey premiere in NYC\u2026 amid casting controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/elliot-page\/index.html\" id=\"mol-0956e200-7ff5-11f1-a7f0-01560faa9e58\" class=\"\">Elliot Page<\/a> and girlfriend Julia Shiplett stepped out for a rare date night as they both attended the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/new_york\/index.html\" id=\"mol-09616950-7ff5-11f1-a7f0-01560faa9e58\">NYC<\/a> premiere of The Odyssey on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 39-year-old actor, who <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-9006579\/Ellen-Page-comes-trans-male-named-Elliot-says-statement-pronouns-they.html\">came out as a transgender<\/a> back in 2020, was <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-14857117\/elliot-page-relationship-transgender-man.html\">joined by the Overcompensating actress<\/a> on the star-studded red carpet as the pair posed for sweet photos together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/christopher-nolan\/index.html\" id=\"mol-09494d70-7ff5-11f1-a7f0-01560faa9e58\" class=\"\">Christopher Nolan<\/a>&#8216;s forthcoming film, which is based on Homer&#8217;s Greek epic, is set to hit theaters on July 17. However, the project has been <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15960477\/christopher-nolan-odyssey-restricts-social-media-comments-backlash-woke-casting.html\">embroiled in controversy for its casting ahead of the movie&#8217;s release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Page opted for a classic black suit as well as a striped shirt and black shoes for the special screening at\u00a0AMC Lincoln Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also sported a pair of stylish black shades which he later removed not long after arriving to the venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shiplett was also dressed for the occasion in a dark brown dress that contained a scooped neckline on the front.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-debc1cfb539761bb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110022643-15978249-image-m-59_1784084859571.jpg\" height=\"963\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Elliot Page, 39, and girlfriend Julia Shiplett stepped out for a rare date night as they both attended the NYC premiere of The Odyssey on Tuesday\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Elliot Page, 39, and girlfriend Julia Shiplett stepped out for a rare date night as they both attended the NYC premiere of The Odyssey on Tuesday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ddec7cf9cd66f647\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110022663-15978249-image-a-60_1784084922493.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The actor\u00a0the Overcompensating actress on the star-studded red carpet as the pair posed for sweet photos together\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The actor\u00a0the Overcompensating actress on the star-studded red carpet as the pair posed for sweet photos together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She slipped into a pair of open-toed, brown heels and added a pair of dangly earrings for a finishing touch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Page and Shiplett were seen cozying up and flashed cheerful smiles for a brief photo session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their rare appearance together on the red carpet comes a little over one year after the Juno star went public with their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Back in June 2025, Page uploaded an Instagram post as both he and Shiplett took a selfie together while standing on a rainbow-painted street. In the caption, the actor simply added a rainbow and heart emojis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Later that same year, the pair made their red carpet debut while attending a Gucci short film premiere at Milan Fashion Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Since then, Page and Shiplett have been featured on each other&#8217;s social media accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier last week, the actor also made an appearance at The Odyssey premiere in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While Shiplett didn&#8217;t walk the red carpet with Page at the time, the actress jumped to her Instagram page to share pictures from the big night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fc537a2e1330a28b\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110022651-15978249-Page_opted_for_a_classic_black_suit_as_well_as_a_striped_shirt_a-m-63_1784085444547.jpg\" height=\"679\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Page opted for a classic black suit as well as a striped shirt and black shoes for the special screening at AMC Lincoln Square\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Page opted for a classic black suit as well as a striped shirt and black shoes for the special screening at AMC Lincoln Square<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e93da8f4c2dd723c\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110022647-15978249-Page_and_Shiplett_were_seen_cozying_up_and_flashed_cheerful_smil-m-65_1784085475285.jpg\" height=\"831\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Page and Shiplett were seen cozying up and flashed cheerful smiles for a brief photo session\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Page and Shiplett were seen cozying up and flashed cheerful smiles for a brief photo session<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1096aa9774b352e6\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110023103-15978249-Back_in_June_2025_Page_uploaded_an_Instagram_post_as_both_he_and-m-68_1784085507518.jpg\" height=\"649\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Back in June 2025, Page uploaded an Instagram post as both he and Shiplett took a selfie together while standing on a rainbow-painted street. In the caption, the actor simply added a rainbow and heart emojis\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Back in June 2025, Page uploaded an Instagram post as both he and Shiplett took a selfie together while standing on a rainbow-painted street. In the caption, the actor simply added a rainbow and heart emojis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One snap showed the couple pausing for a quick photo while spending time at what appeared to be an after party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shiplett penned a sweet message of support to Page in the caption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Saw this charming little indie called the odyssey (maybe based off a book?? not sure) really loved it, you guys should try to find it if you can,&#8217; she wrote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Page portrays the Greek soldier Sinon in The Odyssey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The actor previously collaborated with Nolan 16 years earlier in the 2010 Oscar-winning film Inception.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, the director&#8217;s adaptation of Homer&#8217;s Greek epic has faced backlash for its casting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Elon Musk, the owner of X, was among the public figures to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15835859\/jimmy-kimmel-mocks-elon-musk-black-actress-lupita-nyongo-casting-helen-troy.html\">express his opposition to Lupita Nyong&#8217;o being cast as Helen of Troy in the film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Helen is the ravishing daughter of Zeus whose &#8216;face launched a thousand ships,&#8217; in that her seduction by Troy&#8217;s prince Paris resulted in the Trojan War.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a1403a4969853172\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110023099-15978249-Later_that_same_year_in_September_2025_the_pair_made_their_red_c-m-70_1784085553091.jpg\" height=\"931\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Later that same year in September 2025, the pair made their red carpet debut while attending a Gucci short film premiere at Milan Fashion Week (seen above)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Later that same year in September 2025, the pair made their red carpet debut while attending a Gucci short film premiere at Milan Fashion Week (seen above)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3b571225e3176006\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110023173-15978249-image-m-72_1784085632473.jpg\" height=\"694\" width=\"634\" alt=\"One snap showed the couple pausing for a quick photo while spending time at what appeared to be an after party\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">One snap showed the couple pausing for a quick photo while spending time at what appeared to be an after party<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Nyong&#8217;o, who won an Oscar for the 2013 historical drama 12 Years a Slave, will also feature in the film as Helen&#8217;s sister Clytemnestra.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Her hiring provoked a fierce response on X, including from political commentator Matt Walsh, who fumed that nobody &#8216;on the planet&#8217; regards Nyong&#8217;o as the world&#8217;s greatest beauty but that Nolan &#8216;knows that he would be called racist if he gave &#8220;the most beautiful woman&#8221; role to a white woman.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Musk responded to Walsh by writing: &#8216;True,&#8217; eliciting pushback from stars such as Alec Baldwin and Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Nyong&#8217;o recently faced another round of blowback over her response to a question about what she would ask Homer if she met him today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;So, Homer, how do you feel about the screen time given to these women considering how little you spent with them? Remember us?&#8217; she said on Jake&#8217;s Takes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Social media users poured scorn on Nyong&#8217;o, joking that her reply was &#8216;straight out of idiocracy&#8217; and that she &#8216;thinks it&#8217;s still 2016 and everyone is going to stand up, clap and yell, &#8220;YAAAASSSSS QUEEN.&#8221;&#8216;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile Page, who rocketed to fame as Ellen Page with an Oscar-nominated turn in the 2007 film Juno, was heaped with opprobrium after becoming the subject of false rumors he would be playing the legendary warrior Achilles in The Odyssey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When the speculation began circulating, Musk slated the potential hiring choice as &#8216;one of the dumbest and twisted things I&#8217;ve ever heard.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d9473788b3da24ed\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/05\/110023119-15978249-However_the_director_s_adaptation_of_Homer_s_Greek_epic_has_face-a-46_1784088841676.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\" alt=\"However, the director's adaptation of Homer's Greek epic has faced backlash for its casting\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">However, the director&#8217;s adaptation of Homer&#8217;s Greek epic has faced backlash for its casting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b517aeac5311acd1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110023289-15978249-image-m-77_1784085802733.jpg\" height=\"922\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Nyong'o recently faced another round of blowback over her response to a question about what she would ask Homer if she met him today; seen on Tuesday in NYC\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Nyong&#8217;o recently faced another round of blowback over her response to a question about what she would ask Homer if she met him today; seen on Tuesday in NYC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After news broke of Page&#8217;s actual role, Musk reposted a tweet that read: &#8216;I&#8217;m not mocking her masculinity. I&#8217;m denying its existence.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While recently talking to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.co.uk\/film\/the-odyssey-interview-christopher-nolan-elliot-page-cyclops-62757\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>, Nolan opened up about reuniting with Page and said working together once again had been &#8216;thrilling.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I felt with his character [Sinon] in The Odyssey,\u00a0he brings something really special to it,&#8217; the filmmaker expressed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Because, in a way, you&#8217;re looking to put a face on certain elements of what Odysseus has done, what that means for the world as a whole.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;You&#8217;re looking to put a face on the tragedy of war. And I think he did an incredible job.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6c00625b701a97d\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110023139-15978249-image-m-75_1784085730134.jpg\" height=\"1010\" width=\"634\" alt=\"While recently talking to Rolling Stone, Nolan opened up about reuniting with Page and said working together once again had been 'thrilling'; the director seen on July 11 in India\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">While recently talking to Rolling Stone, Nolan opened up about reuniting with Page and said working together once again had been &#8216;thrilling&#8217;; the director seen on July 11 in India<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In May, Nolan gave an interview explaining the creative impetus for his hiring of Travis Scott, a world-famous rapper who was nevertheless untested as an actor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I cast him,&#8217; Nolan explained to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/05\/12\/christopher-nolan-odyssey-interview\/\">Time<\/a>: &#8216;because I wanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Other stars that have been cast in the project include Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Charlize Theron.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fan criticism has grown so intense online that the official X account for Nolan&#8217;s Odyssey has restricted comments on its posts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elliot Page and girlfriend Julia Shiplett stepped out for a rare date night as they both attended the NYC premiere of The Odyssey on Tuesday.\u00a0 The 39-year-old actor, who came out as a transgender back in 2020, was joined by the Overcompensating actress on the star-studded red carpet as the pair posed for sweet photos&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/07\/15\/04\/110022643-15978249-image-m-59_1784084859571.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}