No Chairs, No Uggs: Nolan’s set rules spark a flurry of film headlines

Entertainment round-up: Matt Damon jokes that Christopher Nolan bans chairs on set (and Uggs too) as part of The Odyssey’s stamina test, with Anne Hathaway previously noting the chair rule. A Call of Duty movie is moving forward with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan, set in Modern Warfare for a 2028 release. A24 apologizes for automated takedowns around The Backrooms and clarifies it doesn’t own the meme ecosystem. Netflix reveals a $587 million acquisition of Ben Affleck’s InterPositive AI tools to power hundreds of projects, with Affleck serving as a senior advisor.