Grok has released the first seven minutes of its AI-generated version of “The Odyssey.” The company is calling the clip “Episode 1 of our Odyssey series.”
The release came on October 25, 2026, about three months after Elon Musk said Grok would make a full-length movie of the ancient Greek story. At the time, Musk described the planned film as “historically accurate.”
The project was made with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker. So far, only the opening episode has been made public.
Musk’s Response to Christopher Nolan’s Film
Musk announced the project after criticizing Christopher Nolan’s film version of “The Odyssey.” Musk objected to Nolan casting nonwhite and transgender actors.
Nolan has taken a very different view of technology. He has called himself “a techno-skeptic” in interviews.
Nolan has also said that before AI, he had never seen a technology “so completely rejected by the public.” His comments stand in contrast to Musk, who often posts AI-generated content online.
Nolan’s film relied mainly on practical filmmaking, though it did use visual effects. The shoot took place in six countries and involved a cast and crew of thousands.
The movie was released in July and became a box office hit. It sold out IMAX screenings for months.
Awards watchers now see Nolan’s film as a likely front-runner at the next Academy Awards.
Early Reviews of the Grok Version
TechCrunch writer Anthony Ha reviewed the Grok clip after its release. He said it was not as “spectacularly ugly” as he had expected.
Ha wrote that some moments looked like real actors sailing across a real sea. He also said the clip was more impressive than other AI videos Musk has posted recently.
Ha raised questions about the “historically accurate” claim. He pointed out that none of the characters speak ancient Greek, and the narrator uses a British accent common in fantasy games and Hollywood epics.
The review was critical of the storytelling. Ha said the backstory, told through voiceover, runs long before giving way to a series of bearded characters shouting stiff lines of dialogue.
He wrote that the dialogue made a line from Nolan’s film, “Our age of bronze is collapsing!”, sound like Shakespeare by comparison.
Ha described the clip as “completely airless,” with no sense of momentum. He said viewers are given little reason to care about the characters on screen.
He also compared the two viewing experiences directly. Ha said he stayed focused through nearly three hours of Nolan’s film but was checking the time before the Grok clip reached its halfway point.
The seven-minute first episode is now available to watch online. It arrives three months after Musk’s original promise of a full-length film.
