Colman Domingo rips Elon Musk's AI Odyssey movie plan
Colman Domingo rips Elon Musk's vow to make an AI-generated "The Odyssey," joking on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that a "historically accurate" take would be "whiter than Christmas at Cracker Barrel." The dig targets Musk's backlash to diversity casting in Christopher Nolan's film.
Guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night, Domingo devoted much of his opening monologue to Musk's latest Hollywood provocation. The tech mogul has promised that before the end of the year, his AI tool Grok "will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer." For more Hollywood buzz and late-night fallout, browse our Streaming & TV Alerts hub.
Key Takeaways
- Domingo joked Musk's "historically accurate" AI Odyssey would be "whiter than Christmas at Cracker Barrel."
- Musk vowed a full-length Grok film of Homer's epic by year-end and shared a three-minute AI clip.
- Domingo said Musk and his "Musketeers" are upset over Nolan's diversity casting.
- Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson also blasted Musk earlier this week on X.
- In March, Musk called Nolan an "anti-White racist" for casting Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy.
What did Colman Domingo say about Musk's AI Odyssey?
According to Variety, Domingo framed the stunt as culture-war casting politics rather than literary purity. "Of course, this is all because Elon and his Musketeers are upset over the diversity casting of 'The Odyssey,'" he said from the late-night desk.
He also undercut the "historically accurate" pitch with a sharper punchline. "And I don't want to get technical here, but you can't make a historically accurate version of something that is totally made the fuck up," Domingo added, stressing that Homer's poem is myth, not a documentary record Musk can "correct" with software.
Why is Elon Musk attacking Nolan's The Odyssey?
Musk has criticized Nolan's adaptation long before release over what he calls "woke" casting choices. In March, the mogul wrote that "Chris Nolan is an anti-White racist" for casting Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy, claimed Nolan had "lost his integrity," and branded the casting an "insult" to Homer.
Alongside the year-end Grok vow, Musk shared a three-minute clip of an AI-generated Odyssey scene manufactured by a Grok user. The clip was presented as a taste of an alternate, machine-made epic meant to rival Nolan's live-action feature—and it quickly became fresh fuel for industry mockery.
Who else has slammed Musk's AI movie plan?
Domingo is the latest high-profile voice to pile on. Earlier this week, Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson addressed Musk directly on X, writing: "Clearly @elonmusk doesn't know shit about cinema & he stopped reading in his 20s."
The feud is unfolding while Nolan's The Odyssey remains a major awards and box-office story, with Academy voters already attending first official screenings. Domingo's Cracker Barrel jab turns Musk's accuracy claim into a viral punchline about race, myth, and who gets to remake the classics—keeping the fight squarely in the entertainment spotlight.