Elon Musk announced that he plans to create a feature-length version of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ that is ‘historically accurate’ and faithful to the author’s intentions. Musk reposted a three-minute scene from the mythological poem on X that a user said was created by X’s Grok Imagine.
Musk’s comments come as controversy surrounds the casting of Christopher Nolan’s epic film version of the classical work, particularly the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. Musk has been critical of the casting, stating that it is not faithful to the original work.
Controversy Surrounding the Casting
Musk has been bashing ‘The Odyssey’ since February, when he reposted a user who claimed that casting Nyong’o would be an ‘insult’ to Homer since she was described in the poem as a ‘fair skinned, blonde, and ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’ because she was so beautiful that men started a war over her.’ Musk also responded with ‘True’ after reposting conservative commentator Matt Walsh saying, ‘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.’
Original reporting: Fox News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
