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Director Eli Roth says AI was used in a very small portion of Ice Cream Man, noting he drew the frames and worked with animators, with an AI visual effects company credited; he previously mispoke about the technology as the film nears release.
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.
The piece surveys an AI-generated video, Odysseus: The Fall, by Ash Koosha that riffs on Homer and (allegedly) Nolan’s The Odyssey, arguing AI can only remix existing data and may be courting Nolan’s publicity rather than creating something truly new. It notes Koosha’s three‑month, part‑time creation process and his use of his own likeness, while also highlighting related film news: Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth!, Sony TriStar’s Cartoon Cat rights, and the weekend box office where Moana underperformed relative to expectations despite Michael crossing $1B in gross.
The Housemaid’s Secret, the sequel to Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid, features Sydney Sweeney with Michele Morrone and Kirsten Dunst joining the cast. Lionsgate will release it on December 17, 2027, with production beginning later this year. Paul Feig returns to direct, Rebecca Sonnenshine reteams as screenwriter, and Lionsgate aims to launch a franchise around the Christmas release window.