{
  "id": 146072,
  "title": "‘The Odyssey’ Star Samantha Morton ‘Hasn’t Worked for a Year’ After Making Nolan’s Epic Because ‘I’m 49’ Years Old and ‘There’s Other Good Actors Out There’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/the-odyssey-star-samantha-morton-hasnt-worked-for-a-year-after-making",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:52:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/samantha-morton-ageism-odyssey-fired-her-scarlett-johansson-1236827803/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Samantha Morton revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that she has been out of acting work for an entire year since wrapping production on Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in 2025. The two-time Oscar nominee attributed her age as the reason why. “I haven’t worked for a year since making ‘The Odyssey,’ you know, and I’ve […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Samantha Morton On Why She “Hasn’t Worked For A Year” Since ‘The Odyssey’ & Why She Was “Sad” & “Hurt” After Getting “Fired” From ‘Her’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/samantha-morton-on-why-she-hasnt-worked-for-a-year-since-the-odyssey",
        "published": "2026-08-05T02:01:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}