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What changedMashable says Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide. The film opened with $124.5 million in July, and its IMAX 70mm screenings sold out weeks in advance, the publication reports.
Mashable also reports that Nolan has been sceptical of generative AI. In comments to AFP earlier this year, cited by The Guardian, he called the idea that AI could replace human creativity “a nonsense”.
That adds a useful wrinkle to the comparison: the human-made film is not merely the original beside a rough AI experiment, but a blockbuster with an audience measured in billions of dollars. How much should commercial success count when judging whether AI filmmaking is advancing the art?
Sources and evidence- Elon Musk actually follows through on Grok AI adaptation of 'The Odyssey' – Mashable: Mashable reports that Nolan’s The Odyssey has grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide, opened with $124.5 million, and had IMAX 70mm screenings sell out weeks in advance. It also reports Nolan’s scepticism about generative AI, citing comments to AFP reported by The Guardian.
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