Elon Musk to Make “Odyssey” Himself With AI, Launches Sharp Attacks on Nolan Over Casting Black Actors

Musk’s U-Turn: Nails Nolan’s “Odyssey” With a Direct Shot—Unveils a 3-Minute AI Film

Racism controversy raised over casting Black Helen—Musk previews feature-length “GrokImagine” production by year’s end

“Hollywood titan” Musk takes direct aim at Nolan, declaring his “AI film” bid

“Elon Musk”, the chief executive officer (CEO) of SpaceX, unleashed a pointed criticism aimed at director “Christopher Nolan”’s new work, “Odyssey”. Beyond a simple takedown, he delivered an unusual declaration that he will jump directly into the film industry by deploying his company’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

On the 22nd (local time), Musk said on his social media “X” that he would “complete the feature film ‘Odyssey’, in which ‘GrokImagine’ by year’s end will perfectly match historical details and Homer’s original work.” He reinforced the claim by sharing an about three-minute video of the Trojan War homecoming he said was made with an AI model by an X user.

Casting-controversy backlash over damaging the original vs Hollywood’s chilly counterattack

The flare-up began with Nolan’s bold casting. Musk said he was outraged that “Helen”, a key figure in the Trojan War, had been cast with the Black actor “Lupita Nyongo”. He called it “an act that discriminates against white people in reverse and an insult to Greek history.” He also launched an attack on the addition of transgender actor “Elliot Page” to play “Cynno”, saying it was “a cheap ploy meant to win awards at film festivals.”

But Hollywood, and the reactions from local media that faced Musk’s provocation, have been decidedly cold. U.S. entertainment outlet “Deadline” noted that “Homer’s epic poem itself is a mythic creation,” adding, “So I’m left wondering how the work—fiction from the start—could be reproduced with historical accuracy.”

Criticism from director Scott Derrickson, who directed “Doctor Strange”, was even more cutting. He said, “Musk is thoroughly ignorant about film as an art, and he must have stopped reading books sometime after his twenties,” and added, “His views on discussing art are not worth a single iota.”