The announcement follows the release of Christopher Nolan’s new movie The Odyssey, which the world's richest man has repeatedly criticised for its casting choices.

In a post on X, Musk wrote: "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."

He also shared a three-minute clip purportedly generated by the platform, depicting Odysseus interacting with the nymph Calypso.

Musk’s critique of Nolan’s adaptation has been vocal.

The SpaceX CEO has reposted disparaging messages targeting the casting of Black actor Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, and trans actor Elliot Page as Sinon, asserting that Nolan had "lost his integrity" and was only chasing awards.

Despite this, Nolan’s film opened to near-universal acclaim, earning $264 million globally in its first weekend and scoring a 97 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The cast has responded to the criticism.

Nyong’o told ELLE magazine in May: "Our cast is representative of the world. I’m not spending my time thinking of a defence. The criticism will exist whether I engage with it or not."

Nolan himself dismissed the backlash, saying: "These conversations that happen before people see the film – they’re always irrelevant, because no one having them knows what the film actually is yet."

He has also expressed scepticism about AI in filmmaking, describing the idea that technology could fully replace human creativity as "nonsense" and noting that AI adoption in media has been largely rejected by the public.

Grok Imagine’s planned production marks another high-profile example of AI being applied to creative work, and Musk’s goal of a "historically accurate" adaptation underscores his broader ambitions for AI in media.

Whether the film will achieve critical or audience success remains to be seen, but the announcement is likely to spark further debate over AI, artistic fidelity, and the intersection of technology and storytelling.