Kevin Brennan Takes the Under on The Odyssey, Loses Badly
Kevin predicted Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey would be a bomb before it even opened, then moved the goalposts when it grossed $264 million worldwide its opening weekend.
Before Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey even hit theaters, Kevin Brennan was already declaring it a financial failure. "Already losing money," he claimed, despite the film not having been released yet. When confronted with the fact that the movie was projected to do well, Kevin shifted his argument from "it's going to be a bomb" to "it's not going to make a billion," a transparent attempt to move the goalposts so he could claim victory regardless of outcome. The film went on to gross $264 million worldwide in its opening weekend, reaching $283 million shortly after — nearly 40% of the way to breaking even in just its first weekend. Despite chat providing regular facts about the film's performance, Kevin ignored the data and doubled down, declaring "I'm definitely going to bet the under on this movie." When financial arguments failed, Kevin pivoted to criticizing the Greek mythology itself, bizarrely singling out Narcissus as the only god he mentioned — prompting mockery that of all Greek gods, the narcissist was the one Kevin happened to know. He then called Nolan an "absolute clown" for wanting to win another Oscar, rounding out a segment where commentators noted Kevin "wants people to be miserable" and "wants entertainment to fail."