A social media clash has erupted after Elon Musk promised his AI tool Grok would produce a feature-length version of Homer’s The Odyssey by year’s end. The declaration follows weeks of the billionaire attacking Christopher Nolan’s upcoming big-screen adaptation.
Scott Derrickson unloads on Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey plans
Musk posted a three-minute AI-generated scene from the poem, produced using Grok, and claimed the tool “will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer.”
“Clearly @elonmusk doesn’t know sh*t about cinema & he stopped reading in his 20s,” wrote Scott Derrickson, director of Doctor Strange and The Black Phone, on X. “His opinions on art are worthless.” Derrickson fired off the response directly on Musk’s own platform, rejecting the notion that automated tools can replicate genuine filmmaking.
The Tesla boss had already targeted Nolan’s movie months before its release. In March, he called the director “an anti-White racist” over the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Musk accused Nolan of choosing the actress because “he wants the awards” and declared the filmmaker had “lost his integrity.” He further shared posts mocking Elliot Page, who plays Sinon in the film.
None of the controversy dented box office returns. The Matt Damon-led epic pulled in $264 million globally on opening weekend and continues to pack cinemas months ahead. Beyond AI Odyssey, a separate suggestion caught Elon Musk’s attention. A user proposed he fund “Mel Gibson $100 million to film an Odyssey adaptation with painstakingly historically accurate ships, armour, weapons, and casting, with all dialogue taken straight from the original poem and delivered in Homeric Greek.” Musk replied he was “down” with the concept. Neither Gibson nor Musk’s team has addressed the matter publicly.
The Odyssey controversy follows Musk’s pattern of targeting films he perceives as “woke,” including Barbie and Disney’s Snow White reboot.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on ComingSoon.net.
