{"id":5226,"date":"2026-07-23T12:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5226"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:37:22","slug":"elon-musk-to-make-historically-accurate-ai-version-of-the-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5226","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk to make \u2018historically accurate\u2019 AI version of \u2018The Odyssey\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Elon Musk plans to make his own version of the blockbuster interpretation of Homer\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d using his controversial AI program.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5224\">FDA is investigating another cyclospora parasite outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer,\u201d the MAGA tech billionaire posted on his X social media platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Where to see \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 in IMAX 70mm in the Bay Area, and how much it will cost you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director Christopher Nolan\u2019s film, based on the roughly 800 B.C. text written by Greek poet Homer, opened to rave reviews and grossed $264 million worldwide after its Friday premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the film, however, including Musk, took issue with the movie\u2019s inclusion of people of color. Most specifically, right-wing pundits voiced anger over the Helen of Troy character being played by Black actor and Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong\u2019o.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5222\">49ers need D-linemen who will complement Nick Bosa\u2019s ACL recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur cast is representative of the world,\u201d she told Elle in a May interview discussing the fictional film. \u201cI\u2019m not spending my time thinking of a defense. The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nolan told CBS \u201cThis Morning\u201d shooting his epic production on location in six countries was very hard, but filming with real people in real locations was\u00a0 necessary to achieve the film\u2019s authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s Grok Imagine tool requires no actors or film sets.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The South African immigrant, whose biographer says has been living in the U.S. since 2002, routinely expresses concern that white people are being marginalized in Western society. He claimed in January that \u201cWhites are a rapidly dying minority,\u201d according to The Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>While many X users expressed support for Musk\u2019s movie plan, Sean Lindberg has questions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=5220\">Opinion: California schools are on the frontlines of fighting homelessness. Now they have funding.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you have a historically accurate mythological tale hahaha,\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Another person noted \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d features a cyclops.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>With News Wire Services\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk vows to make a &#8220;historically accurate&#8221; version of &#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; using his Grok Imagine AI tool. 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