# Musk pledges historically accurate AI film of The Odyssey

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/elon-musk-claims-grok-imagine-will-create-historically-accurate-ai-version-of-the-odyssey/
- Published: 2026-07-22T11:32:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-22T17:47:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/elon-musk-odyssey-grok-imagine-ai-film-1236999981/
- Topics: AI, Elections, Entertainment, Film, Politics, Technology

## Key points

- Musk vows Grok Imagine will make a "historically accurate" Odyssey film by year end
- Move is latest jab in his feud over Nolan's Odyssey casting choices
- Nolan's Odyssey has grossed over $263.7 million and keeps growing

## Summary

Elon Musk has escalated his months-long feud with Christopher Nolan's blockbuster The Odyssey by announcing on X that his AI tool Grok Imagine would produce a "full-length" and "historically accurate" film version of Homer's epic poem before the end of 2026. The claim drew scepticism given that Homer's tale is a work of mythology rather than history, making any "historically accurate" adaptation a questionable proposition. The campaign has largely focused on attacking the casting choices of Nolan's film, including criticism of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and support for transphobic posts about Elliot Page's casting.

Musk shared an AI-generated short clip to accompany his announcement and separately said he was "down" to fund a $100 million Mel Gibson-directed Odyssey adaptation delivered in ancient Homeric Greek, in response to a suggestion from another X user. Despite Musk's criticism, Nolan's Odyssey has proved a huge commercial success, passing $263.7 million globally and on track to become the two-time Oscar winner's highest-grossing film, with a further $20 million takings projected for a single Tuesday. The Universal release, based on the epic poem written in the 7th or 8th century BC, stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Nyong'o, Page, Jon Bernthal, Charlize Theron, Samantha Morton and John Leguizamo.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Musk pledges historically accurate AI film of The Odyssey](https://deadline.com/2026/07/elon-musk-odyssey-grok-imagine-ai-film-1236999981/)
- [Variety: Elon Musk Says Grok Will Make an AI ‘Odyssey’ Film That Is ‘Historically Accurate’ by the End of the Year](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/elon-musk-grok-ai-odyssey-film-historically-accurate-1236817856/)

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