Nolan's Odyssey adds a first: credits that tell AI it cannot train on the film
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Christopher Nolan, halfway through his first term as president of the Directors Guild of America, told the Hollywood Insiders podcast that it is "down to the studios" to protect copyrighted films from AI, and that he was "very pleased" The Odyssey's end credits carry — for the first time — boilerplate saying the film cannot be ingested and used as training data. Deadline and TheWrap both carry the interview; Nolan argued companies hide behind fair-use claims that "won't hold up in court" longer term, while the Guild focuses on holding studios to account because directors generally do not own the copyrights. He compared it to music sampling: you cannot just stick someone else's work in a machine and sell it back in thinly disguised form.
First film to warn AI off in the credits — will every studio copy Nolan's boilerplate now?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 84 (Rock solid). Status: Confirmed. On the record: Christopher Nolan on the record on the Hollywood Insiders podcast, carried by Deadline and TheWrap.
The films
- The Odyssey (2026): Spore Score 92, The Pros 94 vs The Punters 87
Sources
- Deadline: Christopher Nolan On DGA "Holding The Studios To Account" In Protecting Copyright From AI, Including Anti-AI Boilerplate In 'The Odyssey' (7 November 2026)
- TheWrap: Christopher Nolan Previews DGA's Next Phase of AI Protections: 'It's Down to the Studios' (7 November 2026)
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