Christopher Nolan has dismissed the idea that artificial intelligence could supplant human creativity, praising younger audiences for their fierce rejection of machine-generated content as his epic The Odyssey opens in cinemas this week.
The director, who cited emerging filmmakers Curry Barker and Kane Parsons as examples of a generation that has judged AI output harshly, acknowledged the technology may yield useful imaging tools but insisted it poses no threat to original storytelling. His remarks echo warnings from Guillermo del Toro, who recently argued that AI is fostering "cinema illiteracy."
The $250 million film, the first feature shot entirely on IMAX 70mm cameras, stars Matt Damon as Odysseus alongside Zendaya, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway. The production has drawn criticism from Elon Musk and other conservative commentators over the casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy.