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Elon Musk shares first episode of AI-generated Odyssey
Elon Musk shared the first episode of an AI-generated Odyssey on Friday.
The project uses Grok Imagine, a video generator from his company xAI, and is a collaboration with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.
Musk had promised in July that Grok Imagine would make a full-length version of Homer’s tale before the end of the year.
His promise followed criticism of Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation, including disputes over its casting and historical accuracy.
Nolan’s film opened to $124.5 million in July and has since grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide.
Musk’s version is planned as several episodes, though the available information does not say when the next one will appear.
Elon Musk shared the first episode of an AI-generated adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey on Friday afternoon.
The episode was made with Grok Imagine, an AI video generator from Musk’s company xAI.
The project is a collaboration between Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.
Musk had promised in July that Grok Imagine would make a full-length Odyssey movie before the end of the year.
His promise followed months of criticism of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation, including objections to its casting and claims about historical accuracy.
- Who
- Elon Musk shared the episode. The project was made with Grok Imagine, Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.
- What
- The first episode of an AI-generated version of Homer’s The Odyssey was shared.
- When
- Late Friday afternoon; the article was published on October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Musk shared it on X.
- Why
- Musk had promised an AI-generated Odyssey adaptation. A more specific reason for sharing the first episode is not stated.
Elon Musk and right-leaning critics of Nolan’s casting
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation
Casting
Elon Musk and right-leaning critics of Nolan’s casting
Musk and other critics objected to the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page as Sinon.
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation
Nolan cast Nyong’o as Helen and Page as Sinon; his reasons are not stated.
Historical accuracy
Elon Musk and right-leaning critics of Nolan’s casting
Musk promised an adaptation that would be historically accurate and true to Homer’s art.
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation
Nolan’s film drew criticism over its armor and casting; Nolan’s view of those criticisms is not stated.
Musk said Nolan had lost his integrity over the casting of Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page.
Musk reshared posts criticizing the casting, including posts that misgendered Page.
Musk promised on X that Grok Imagine would make a full-length Odyssey movie before the end of the year.
Musk shared the first of several planned episodes of the AI-generated adaptation.
- AI video generator
- Grok Imagine
- Production collaboration
- Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker
- First episode shared
- Late Friday afternoon
- Musk’s promise
- Full-length Odyssey movie before the end of the year
- Helen of Troy in Nolan’s film
- Lupita Nyong’o
- Sinon in Nolan’s film
- Elliot Page
What people are saying
historically accurate and true to the art of Homer
lost his integrity
a nonsense
Posts on X
Watch Episode 1 of our Odyssey series made with Grok Imagine. Let us know in the comments if you'd like a full breakdown of how it was done! Creative collaboration with @WonderStudiosX and director Dev Walker @glumlot_