Elon Musk pledged to fund Mel Gibson directing a faithful adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey in July 2026, responding “I’m down” to a viral pitch calling for a painstakingly historically accurate version shot with dialogue delivered in Homeric Greek. Gibson’s track record makes the pitch credible — he self-funded The Passion of the Christ for $30 million in Aramaic and Latin with no recognizable stars and grossed $600 million worldwide, then followed with Apocalypto filmed entirely in Yucatec Maya. Musk also announced his Grok Imagine AI tool will produce a full-length faithful Odyssey adaptation before the end of 2026. With Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey opening to $264 million worldwide but drawing significant criticism for departing from Homer’s text, the Musk-Gibson pitch represents a direct market response to the appetite for a more faithful adaptation.
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