Months after Elon Musk promised that his AI tool, Grok Imagine, would create a full AI-generated version of “The Odyssey,” the tech mogul partially made good on his claim. On Friday, the company shared the first 7-minute AI-generated episode of the “Odyssey” series on X. The account also attributed the “creative collaboration” to Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker, both of whom specialize in AI filmmaking. to make a complete “historically accurate” version of Homer’s ancient Greek poem. He noted that his AI “The Odyssey” would be ready by the end of 2026. “Before the end of this year, Grok Imagine will make a full The Odyssey movie that is historically accurate and faithful to the art of Homer,” he wrote, along with a 3-minute AI-generated short of “The Odyssey” posted by an Musk directly on social networks to denounce the absurdity of the project. “Clearly @elonmusk doesn’t know shit about film and stopped reading when he was 20,” Derrickson wrote on Musk’s social media platform, X. “His opinions on art are worthless.” While there were no further statements accompanying the AI-generated episode, nor Musk’s original tweet about creating a “historically accurate” version of “The Odyssey,” the move comes after the tech billionaire repeatedly criticized the film before its release, especially the casting of Elliot Page as The Ghost of Achilles and Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Musk claimed that Nolan cast both actors to meet the Academy’s representation and inclusion standards for Oscar eligibility; In March, he wrote that “Chris Nolan is an anti-white racist,” saying he chose Nyong’o only because “he wants the awards.” Watch the first episode of the series here. The Best of Variety Subscribe to Variety’s newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
