# Musk’s AI-made Odyssey episode draws criticism for pacing and visuals

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sloppy-gruesomeness-reviewers-slate-musks-ai-made-odyssey-film/
- Published: 2026-10-27T13:43:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T14:12:19+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/27/reviewers-slate-musk-ai-grok-odyssey-film-nolan
- Topics: Art, Business, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Technology

## Key points

- Musk’s AI Odyssey begins as a seven-minute episode.
- Three people made it in under two weeks.
- Wonder says the next episode will address criticism.

## Summary

Elon Musk has released the first seven-minute episode of an AI-generated adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, made with London startup Wonder Studios. The project followed Musk’s criticism of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster, particularly its diverse casting, and matters as a high-profile test of AI tools for filmmaking.

The episode, made in under two weeks by a team of three, depicts Odysseus leaving Ithaca to fight at Troy and ends after ten years of conflict. It reportedly cost tens of thousands of dollars, compared with Nolan’s film, which cost $250m, took 91 days to shoot and has earned $1.8bn. Reviewers criticised the episode’s pacing and visuals; Wonder says it will use feedback to improve the next instalment.

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