Christopher Nolan Movie Star Michael Caine Has Announced His Own Version of The Odyssey — From an AI Company That Has Licensed and Reproduced His Voice

93-year-old Michael Caine has announced he will narrate his own version of The Odyssey — launched via an AI company that has officially licensed and reproduced his voice. This reproduction of Caine is AI company ElevenLabs' first "cinematic multicast audiobook," a press release for the project states, combining a reproduction of Caine's British tones with "a full cast performance, original music and immersive sound design" — all of which sound like they're being created using AI as well. To be clear, this is nothing to do with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon and Tom Holland, which also arrives this year. Despite previously making regular appearances in Nolan's films, Caine officially retired from acting three years ago, when he hit 90. "The Odyssey is one of the greatest stories ever told," Caine said in a statement. "By bridging classical storytelling with digital innovation, this epic is reimagined for modern audiences through ElevenReader. It was a pleasure to be a part of this retelling." ElevenLabs announced it snapped up the rights to Caine's voice last year, entombing his vocal performances in a growing library of living and dead celebrities that also in