{"id":13437,"date":"2026-07-22T09:38:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13437"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:38:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:38:47","slug":"why-christopher-nolan-bans-uggs-on-movie-sets-like-the-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13437","title":{"rendered":"Why Christopher Nolan Bans Uggs on Movie Sets Like The Odyssey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Director Christopher Nolan Reveals &#8220;Absurd&#8221; Reason He Banned Uggs on Set<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1433594\/christopher-nolan-reveals-his-kids-jobs-on-the-odyssey-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Christopher Nolan<\/strong><\/a> is counting sheep on his movie sets\u2014that is, fuzzy sheepskin boots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Interstellar<\/em> director confessed one of his unorthodox tenets of filmmaking: He doesn&#8217;t allow his actors to wear Ugg boots in between takes of his award-winning films, for a very specific reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to stay in the moment. 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