Christopher Nolan says Gen Z is “utterly rejecting” AI in filmmaking, and Hollywood picked the worst possible moment to bet on it. Speaking to The Telegraph ahead of The Odyssey’s July 17 release, the DGA president cited his four children’s “immediate and harsh” judgment of AI slop, plus the practical-effects success of Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, as proof audiences want tactile storytelling.