'Grok will make a watchable movie before the end of next year and really good movies in 2027,' says Elon Musk

As the AI video generation race heats up, Elon Musk announced a major update to his Grok Imagine platform on 5 October, introducing Version 0.9 with faster, smarter, and more realistic AI video generation.

The launch closely follows OpenAI’s new release, Sora 2, on September 30, escalating the competition in the AI video creation space.

Elon Musk's bold claim 

Musk took to X to share the improvements, claiming the latest Grok Imagine update offers instant text, image, and video generation.

“Fastest text generation – Grok 4 Fast. Fastest video generation – Grok Imagine Video gen under 15 seconds. Fastest image generation – scroll and watch images appear almost instantly,” Elon Musk said by resharing a post from the popular account X Freeze.

On 6 October, Musk took to X again, resharing a post from X Freeze, which states: “Insane how Grok Imagine generates realistic movie scenes….It’s absolutely mind-blowing”

Musk remarked, “Grok will make a movie that is at least watchable before the end of next year and really good movies in 2027.”

Grok will make a movie that is at least watchable before the end of next year and really good movies in 2027 https://t.co/5Fy42WRFLM

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 6, 2025

Netizens respond

The internet community has showered with mixed responses to Musk’s latest post. Some even doubted the future of AI-made movies.

A user commented, “When we are drowning in AI video content, it won't actually have any value because of the overall abundance of it.”

Another user wrote: “I just don't see the appeal of this. Like music or any form of art, the magic is the fact it came from human imagination and great talent. AI could make an incredible masterpiece in a technical sense, but for me it loses all meaning.”

“Until we can engineer our own culture, we shall remain exploited by those who do it for us,” said a third user.

Another individual remarked: "I’d bet the best movies in the future will be a blend of practical filmmaking & AI. The human element is such a core part of the film experience."

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