Elon Musk declares he will use AI to create 'historically accurate' The Odyssey film after slamming Christopher Nolan's 'woke' casting of Black and transgender people

Elon Musk said on Wednesday he will use his AI platform Grok to produce a 'historically accurate' film adaptation of The Odyssey, after publicly criticizing Christopher Nolan's casting of Black actress Lupita Nyong'o and transgender actor Elliot Page in Nolan's upcoming movie. Musk, 55, posted on X that 'Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer,' following earlier comments calling Nolan's casting decisions 'woke' and accusing him of losing integrity.

Elon Musk declares he will use AI to create 'historically accurate' The Odyssey film after slamming Christopher Nolan's 'woke' casting of Black and transgender people Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com mailto:tips@dailymail.com READ MORE: Truth about Zendaya and Elliot Page's roles in The Odyssey /tvshowbiz/article-15986233/Zendaya-Elliott-Pages-Odyssey-screentime.html See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source https://google.com/preferences/source?q=dailymail.com Elon Musk /sciencetech/elon-musk/index.html says he will use his AI /sciencetech/ai/index.html platform Grok to remake the hit film The Odyssey, after publicly criticizing the casting of Lupita Nyong'o /tvshowbiz/lupita nyongo/index.html and Elliot Page /tvshowbiz/elliot-page/index.html in director Christopher Nolan /tvshowbiz/christopher-nolan/index.html '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 tech 'trillionaire' has made multiple comments critical of Nolan's casting decisions, including choosing Black actress Lupita Nyong'o to play Helen of Troy and transgender /news/transgender-issues/index.html star Elliot Page /tvshowbiz/elliot-page/index.html to play Sinon. 'Nolan has lost his integrity,' Musk posted in February in a response to 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 Musk also said he agreed with a post from conservative personality Matt Walsh in a similar vein. 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 photo depicting Page clad in a warrior outfit https://x.com/TheCriticalDri1/status/2054413813689331955 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 The motion picture is an interpretation of the Greek poem from Homer which describes the journey of King of Ithaca Odysseus Matt Damon as he seeks to return home 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?'