Elon Musk has called out historian and author Tom Holland after he posted positively about the critics' reaction to Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey.Holland told The Guardian that he has seen the movie twice and described it as the “best cinematic adaptation of a Greek myth” he has ever seen. He later took to X to praise the critics and wrote:“More praise for The Odyssey from people who - shockingly - have actually waited to see it before giving their opinion.”In response to his tweet, Musk, who has been largely criticising The Odyssey over its casting decisions tweeted:"Tom Holland is such a c**k."However, Elon Musk had the internet in splits when he referred to “Holland,” causing a name collision with the actor Tom Holland. Many people assumed he was talking about the Spider-Man star and joked about it, leading to a flood of memes and posts.Continue reading for more details.Internet reacts as Elon Musk calls Tom Holland a CuckElon Musk replied to a post on X shared by Kevin Bass, which included a screenshot of a tweet from historian Tom Holland praising early critics of Nolan’s directorial. Musk responded by calling the historian “such a c**k,” sparking confusion online. Many people mistakenly thought that Musk was referring to actor Tom Holland leading to backlash against the actor.Others quickly clarified that Musk was targeting the British historian and author Tom Holland not the Marvel star.A user wrote:“Elon trolling like a fat guy in his moms basement will be studied one day.”Another added:“kinda hard not to block Elon Musk again but it’s also very intertaining to see how shameless once decent person could become.”A third user noted:“You can just imagine the Spiderman Tom Holland scrolling on X and spitting his cereal across the table when he saw the post thinking it was about him.”A fourth person said:“Lol elon looking for an excuse to correct his own comment by hacking his own ai knowing people wouldn't know who Tom Holland is, not even ai, but he really wanted to show people how clever he is so he did it himself.”A netizen stated:“Elon 100% thought this was Spider-Man.”Someone else commented:“Wait up guys.. He's not talking about the Tom Holland we all thought he was. It's a different one.”Elon Musk has been vocal about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, criticizing the director for multiple reasons. One of them includes his casting decisions, like Lupita Nyong’s portrayal of Helen of Troy and the casting of trans actor Elliot Page assuming the role of Sinon, a Greek soldier.Musk claimed that Nolan made these changes to satisfy the Academy Awards diversity/inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility, rather than focusing on making the best movie. He tweeted:“Who specifically is the a**hole who added DEI lies to Academy Awards eligibility instead of it just being about making the best movie?”In another tweet, Elon Musk wrote that Nolan “desecrated the Odyssey so that he could get the Academy Award. In agreement with a tweet by conservative commentator Matt Walsh, he replied: “True.” Walsh wrote the post on May 12, which read:“Not one person on the planet actually thinks that Lupita Nyong’o is ‘the most beautiful woman in the world.’ But Christopher Nolan knows that he would be called racist if he gave’ the most beautiful woman’ role to a white woman. Nolan is technically talented but a coward.”The Odyssey is set to hit the theatres on July 17, 2026. The highly anticipated epic drama features Matt Damon as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, Zendaya as Athena, and Tom Holland as Telemachus, the son of Odysseus.