The glassy-eyed characters had the warmth of a zombie-hostage video

Last updated: October 28, 2026 | 09:53

Musk had previously slammed Nolan’s version as too 'woke' AFP

Elon Musk promised the world an anti-woke, AI-generated Odyssey that would beat Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster and remain “historically accurate and true to the art of Homer”.

Good news: He half delivered. Bad news: it’s the boring half.

On October 27, Musk posted the first seven minutes of the project on X, billing it as “Episode 1 of our Odyssey series”. The project is a collaboration between director Dev Walker, London-based Wonder Studios and Grok Imagine, the AI video generator from Musk’s own AI company.

Musk had previously slammed Nolan’s version as too 'woke', objecting in particular to Lupita Nyong’o’s casting as Helen of Troy and her sister Clytemnestra. He accused Nolan of casting Black actors because he “wants the awards”. True to form, Musk’s version features no people of colour.…