{"id":2512860,"date":"2026-07-22T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2512860"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:35:00","slug":"elon-musk-claims-grok-will-make-historically-accurate-ai-odyssey-adaptation-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/elon-musk-claims-grok-will-make-historically-accurate-ai-odyssey-adaptation-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk claims Grok will make &#8216;historically accurate&#8217; AI &#8216;Odyssey&#8217; adaptation this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>In news that assures us that we are truly living in one of the worst timelines, Elon Musk has announced on X, the social media platform he owns, that Grok Imagine, the AI generator he owns, will make a &#8220;historically accurate&#8221; adaptation of Homer&#8217;s <em>The Odyssey<\/em>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/grok-sexualized-imagery-report\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Grok is producing millions of sexualized images of adults and children<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>You might well ask why if you have had the good fortune to be oblivious to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/christopher-nolan-odyssey-first-reactions-imax\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Musk&#8217;s repeated complaints<\/a> about Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>The Odyssey. <\/em>Well, in February of 2026, Musk used<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2017660533479248074?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"> X to declare<\/a> &#8220;Chris Nolan has lost his integrity,&#8221; because Musk didn&#8217;t like the casting of Lupita Nyong\u2019o as Helen of Troy. <\/p>\n<p>Then, in May, Musk <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/elon-musk-the-odyssey-lupita-nyongo-helen-of-troy-1236747385\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">retweeted X posts <\/a>that criticized the casting of Elliot Page, including posts that misgender the trans actor. Musk also tweeted that month, &#8220;Chris Nolan is pissing on Homer\u2019s grave. Disgraceful.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Musk has used the platform he owns to promote the idea that Nolan was casting not for &#8220;historical accuracy&#8221; of the fictional epic poem, but to appease the Oscars&#8217; inclusion standards. Musk was also a vocal part of the &#8220;go woke, go broke&#8221; online contingent that insisted Nolan&#8217;s <em>Odyssey <\/em>would sink at the box office. <\/p>\n<p>To put it simply, they were wrong. <\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Top Stories<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\/spacex-ipo-musk-trillionaire\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">As SpaceX IPO blasts off, Elon Musk becomes a trillionaire<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Critics and audiences alike have heralded <em>The Odyssey <\/em>as a &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">masterpiece<\/a>,&#8221; cheering both the ensemble cast and the political messaging within the film.<em> <\/em>The nearly three-hour movie had <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/box-office\/the-odyssey-box-office-christopher-nolan-opening-weekend-shatters-expectations-1236815861\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">a $124.5 million opening weekend<\/a>, which is all the more impressive for a rated-R film. By contrast, Nolan&#8217;s <em>The Dark Knight Rises, <\/em>a PG-13 movie with two prequels to build an audience, opened to $160 million in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, the demand to see <em>The Odyssey <\/em>in 70mm IMAX has become <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/the-odyssey-imax-70mm-exclusivity\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">a status symbol<\/a> to moviegoers, with tickets to screenings sold out into August \u2014\u00a0even for 3 a.m. showtimes. Audiences in person and online have also dove into discussing Nolan&#8217;s unique adaptation, which plays as a spiritual <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/the-odyssey-ending-oppenheimer\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">sequel to <em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>and employs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/matt-damon-the-odyssey\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Matt Damon as its secret weapon<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>However, Musk thinks he and Grok can do better. Today, he tweeted: &#8220;Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2079758604656316619\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The trailer he retweeted to illustrate what such a movie made by Grok Imagine might look like certainly is a trailer made by AI. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/jul\/13\/christopher-nolan-odyssey-director-comments-ai-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Earlier this month<\/a>, Nolan shared his thoughts on generative AI with AFP in Paris. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/jul\/22\/elon-musk-grok-imagine-historically-accurate-ai-homers-odyssey-christopher-nolan\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em>The Guardian <\/em>quotes<\/a> him as saying, &#8220;But I think the idea that it replaces human beings wholesale and human creativity, to me it\u2019s a nonsense,&#8221; adding, &#8220;I\u2019ve never seen a technology that\u2019s been so successfully adopted by Wall Street and by investors and by tech companies that the public has so thoroughly rejected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QO6Gy2?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=article&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Christopher%20Nolan%27s%20The%20Odyssey%20is%20now%20in%20theaters.&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=01SDDk6iLkNGii3rB2HcuME&amp;short_url=QO6Gy2&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Fentertainment%2Felon-musk-odyssey-grok\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>The Odyssey <\/em>is now in theaters.<\/a> Elon Musk&#8217;s <em>The Odyssey <\/em>is promised by the end of the year. <\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><br \/>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Artificial Intelligence tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><br \/>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/film\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Film tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Film<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source mashable.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In news that assures us that we are truly living in one of the worst timelines, Elon Musk has announced on X, the social media platform he owns, that Grok Imagine, the AI generator he owns, will make a &#8220;historically accurate&#8221; adaptation of Homer&#8217;s The Odyssey. 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