Elon Musk will use AI to create a ‘historically accurate’ The Odyssey

Elon Musk says he will use his AI platform Grok to remake the hit film The Odyssey, after publicly criticizing the casting of Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page in director Christopher Nolan’s hit motion picture.

‘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,’ Musk, 55, said on his platform X on Wednesday.

Musk made the statement in response to an AI clip from Grok Imagine using dialogue from Homer’s Odyssey, posted by the account @heavypulp.

The remarks from Musk come after he made multiple comments critical of Nolan’s casting decisions for the adaptation, including Black actress Lupita Nyong’o playing Helen of Troy and transgender star Elliot Page as Sinon.

Musk this past February said ‘Nolan has lost his integrity’ in reply to a post from an X user critical of Oscar-winner Nyong’o’s casting.

The user said that ‘helen of troy was fair skinned, blonde, and “the face that launched a thousand ships,” adding that ‘casting choices that make the premise incoherent are admissions that the story was never the point and an insult to the author.’

Elon Musk, 55, says he will use his AI platform Grok to remake the hit film The Odyssey, after publicly criticizing director Christopher Nolan’s casting choices for the hit motion picture. Pictured 2023 in Paris 

The statement from Musk comes after he made multiple comments critical of Nolan’s casting decisions for the adaptation

Musk also said he agreed with a post from conservative personality Matt Walsh in a similar vein.

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Walsh’s post read, ‘Not one person on the planet actually thinks that Lupita Nyong’o is “the most beautiful woman in the world.” 

‘But Christopher Nolan knows that he would be called racist if he gave “the most beautiful woman” role to a white woman. Nolan is technically talented but a coward.’

Stating his thoughts on Page’s casting in the movie, Musk reposted a number of posts that took aim at the transgender actor’s credibility in portraying a masculine role, when it was rumored Page would be playing the role of Achilles.

Musk said he thought the idea of Page portraying a heroic warrior character was ‘one of the dumbest and twisted things I’ve ever heard.’

He also posted a laughter emoji in response to an AI pH๏τo depicting Page clad in a warrior outfit while having trouble opening a jar of pickles.

In a post on X in May, Musk said that Nolan’s casting decisions for the motion picture were influenced because ‘he wants the awards.’

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Nolan, Nyong’o, Page and Musk’s company for further comment on the story.

Musk made the statement in response to an AI clip from Grok Imagine using dialogue from Homer’s Odyssey posted by the account @heavypulp 

Musk this past February said ‘Nolan has lost his integrity’ in reply to a post from an X user critical of Nyong’o’s casting 

Musk also said he agreed with a post from conservative personality Matt Walsh critical of the casting decisions made in the movie 

 

Musk said he thought the rumors of Page portraying Achilles was ‘one of the dumbest and twisted things I’ve ever heard’

The motion picture is an interpretation of the Greek poem from Homer detailing the King of Ithaca Odysseus (Matt Damon) when he comes back after the Trojan War.

The movie’s cast also features Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron.

It has been a smashing success at the box office, generating in excess of $264 million upon its first weekend in theaters.

Musk’s remarks about an AI remake were panned by actor Colman Domingo, who served as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday.

Domingo said on the show, ‘Now Elon Musk is planning to create what he calls a “historically accurate” version of The Odyssey, using his Grok AI – and by “historically accurate,” he means whiter than Christmas at Cracker Barrel.’

He continued, ‘This is all because Elon and his Musketeers are upset over the diversity casting of The Odyssey.

‘And I don’t wanna get technical here, but you can’t make a historically accurate version of something that is totally made the f*** up – I mean, The Odyssey is fiction. You know, like The Hunger Games, or the president’s cognitive exams.’

Domingo added, ‘I mean come on, doesn’t Elon Musk have better things to do? Wasn’t this b**** supposed to be on Mars by now?’