Elon Musk backtracks on offer to make AI The Odyssey adaptation with Mel Gibson

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Elon Musk briefly endorsed a fan proposal to fund a $100 million live‑action adaptation of The Odyssey directed by Mel Gibson by replying “I’m down” on X, then within about 10 minutes publicly shifted his focus to having his AI platform Grok Imagine create a full‑length Odyssey film instead, with coverage describing this as a pivot from the Gibson project to the AI version.[2][4] However, his initial “I’m down” was never a formal offer or binding commitment, and later reporting still frames him as simultaneously backing the idea of a Gibson adaptation while promoting the AI film, so characterizing this behavior as “backtracking on an offer” somewhat overstates the certainty and formality of the original pledge.[1][4]

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Checked July 26, 2026