Grok Imagine Unveils 7-Minute AI Odyssey Episode — SkimNews
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- Grok Imagine released the first 7-minute AI-generated episode of its "Odyssey" series on X on Friday, sharing it alongside a credit for the "creative collaboration" with Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker.
- Dev Walker and Wonder Studios, both of which specialize in AI filmmaking, were credited for the episode's "creative collaboration."
- Musk announced in July that Grok Imagine would make a full-length, "historically accurate" feature version of Homer's ancient Greek poem before the end of 2026, alongside a 3-minute AI-generated short posted by an X user.
- Scott Derrickson, the director of "Doctor Strange" and "The Black Phone," wrote to Musk on X that he "doesn't know shit about cinema" and that his opinions on art are "worthless."
- Chris Nolan's casting of Elliot Page as Achilles' Ghost and Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy drew repeated pre-release criticism from Musk.
- Musk claimed Nolan cast Nyong'o to satisfy the Academy's representation and inclusion standards for Oscar eligibility, writing in March that the director was "an anti-White racist" who cast her because "He wants the awards."
- X hosted the episode release with no further statement from Musk, and no additional commentary accompanied his original "historically accurate" promise.
Why it matters: Musk promised a full-length "historically accurate" Odyssey movie by the end of 2026; what Grok Imagine posted on Friday is a seven-minute episode released without a statement from Musk. For Wonder Studios and director Dev Walker, the AI-filming collaborators credited on the episode, Friday's release is the first concrete installment under the July promise.
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