New Delhi: Elon Musk’s AI platform Grok has released a seven-minute episode of an AI-generated adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, months after the billionaire promised to create a full length film based on the ancient Greek epic by the end of 2026. Released on X on 23 October, the clip marks the first instalment of a project Musk announced in July after criticising filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the epic.
Watch Episode 1 of our Odyssey series made with Grok Imagine.
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Creative collaboration with @WonderStudiosX and director Dev Walker @glumlot_ pic.twitter.com/xpgpkqSCpq
— Grok Imagine (@imagine) October 23, 2026
The episode was shared by the Grok Imagine account on X and credited to Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. In July, ahead of Nolan’s magnum opus, Musk announced the project with a three-minute-long AI-generated video inspired by the epic.
“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,” he wrote on X.
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 https://t.co/bVHzUmY9WN
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 22, 2026
However, fans online were not impressed. “It supposed to be historically correct. Why are they talking in English?” a user pointed out. Another user took a dig at the trailer and wrote, “It’s gonna be historically accurate Belt buckles, Medieval tunics and late Roman cloaks, Romanesque arches, zero Greek or Mycenaean mural paintings, everyone is dirty all the time… this is the worst kind of slop.”
Many fans also equated the episode to an AI slop. An X user wrote, “Now that’s garbage Al slop, totally unrealistic, a cartoon would be more realistic than this.” At the same time, another user wrote, “Hard pass. AI will never replace the talent of actors, writers, directors and editors,” second user commented
However, the seven-minute-long episode is a limited first release rather than the full length film Musk had promised. Further details about the production schedule and the release of the complete adaptation have not been announced.
Musk’s criticism of Nolan’s The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, centred on the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. The choice sparked a debate among fans, some of whom argued that Homer described Helen as “white-armed” in the original text.
Critics accused Hollywood of continuing its long standing practice of “race-swapping” by casting a Black actress in the role. Musk joined the criticism after the film’s first trailer was released, calling Nolan an “anti-white racist” and accusing the filmmaker of compromising his integrity. Like other critics, Musk alleged that the casting decision was motivated by a desire to secure an Academy Award.
“Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey so that he would be eligible for an Academy Award,” he said.
Chris Nolan desecrated the Odyssey so that he would be eligible for an Academy Award …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 15, 2026
Elon here referred to the eligibility criteria that every film should meet to get nominated for an Academy Award. A film must satisfy two out of four standards set by the Academy, which include conditions such as actor ethnicity, having women and LGBTQIA+ members in the ensemble cast, the main storyline being centred on an underrepresented group, and many more.
(Edited by Aakriti Handa)