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Bootleg Nolan “Odyssey” Gets 2.1 M Views, Removed, Musk Mocks

7/26/2026

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Summary

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A bootleg of Christopher Nolan, director’s *The Odyssey* was posted on X on July 25, drawing 2.1 million views before removal.
Variety verified the leak, prompting Universal Pictures to say it initiated takedown protocols.
Elon Musk, X owner, mocked the casting, saying his AI tool Grok Imagine could create an accurate version.
The film earned $87 million in its second weekend, lifting total to $639.6 million and putting it on a path to $1 billion.

History

Historical Context

Disney’s 2012 purchase of Lucasfilm turned the 1977 blockbuster Star Wars—now a $10.3 billion franchise—into a series of high-profile sequels. The 2015 illegal upload of *The Force Awakens* sparked a rapid takedown effort, and the recent X leak of Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* clip shows studios repeating digital enforcement to protect billion-dollar properties.

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Story summary

A bootleg of Christopher Nolan, director’s *The Odyssey* was posted on X on July 25, drawing 2.1 million views before removal.
Variety verified the leak, prompting Universal Pictures to say it initiated takedown protocols.
Elon Musk, X owner, mocked the casting, saying his AI tool Grok Imagine could create an accurate version.
The film earned $87 million in its second weekend, lifting total to $639.6 million and putting it on a path to $1 billion.

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