Elon Musk was quite vocal about his issues with ‘The Odyssey’. From casting to Christopher Nolan’s “integrity,” he has commented on many things in recent months. Now, the entrepreneur is making headlines for claiming that his social media platform AI system will produce an AI film version of Homer’s classic next year. Along with facing back and forth with netizens, actor Colman Domingo: also called Musk out for his actions and even joked about the situation.
Colman Domingo criticizes Elon Musk for claims of AI ‘Odyssey’ remake
While appearing on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ as a guest host, Domingo did not miss the opportunity to call out Elon Musk’s post about Grok making an AI movie next year. During one of his stints on the reality TV talk show, he mocked the billionaire’s decision to remake ‘The Odyssey’ through AI.He commented, “Now Elon Musk plans to create what he calls a ‘historically accurate’ version of The Odyssey, using his Grok AI, and by ‘historically accurate’, he means whiter than Cracker Barrel Christmas.”Domingo continued, and specifically addressed the ongoing issue of Nolan’s film billionaire and how he and his ‘minions’ are running a hate campaign against the director. He added, “Of course it’s all because Elon and his Musketeers were pissed off about the different casting in The Odyssey. And I don’t want to get technical here, but you can’t do a historically accurate version of something that’s completely f***** made up.”He also mentioned, “Odyssey is fiction. You know, like The Hunger Games, or the president’s cognitive tests.”Concluding his remarks on the matter, Domingo joked about Musk’s promise to get humans to Mars. He commented, “Doesn’t Elon Musk have better things to do? Shouldn’t this b—- be on Mars by now? Elon also expressed disdain for Helen of Troy played by Lupita Nyong’o, agreeing with comments on social media that said the most beautiful woman in Greek mythology was described as ‘fair skinned.’‘He also commented on this and said, “But maybe we should show a little mercy for Elon. It’s a difficult time for him. Helen of Troy is a beautiful black woman. And this week, Jimmy Kimmel is a beautiful black man”, making the audience laugh and applaud.
About Colman Domingo’s work:
On the work front, Domingo last appeared on the big screen in ‘Disclosure Day’, where he played the role of Hugo Wakefield, one of the scientists at a government facility who wants the truth about aliens to come out.