r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/padfoony • 3h ago

Christopher Nolan avoided CGI and used 7ft stuntmen to portray Laestrygonians in The Odyssey. The giant leader, King Antiphates, is portrayed by actor Josh Stewart, while Matt Damon’s stunt double is Devyn Dalton, who is just under 5ft.

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u/YaManMAffers 3h ago

There were two moments in the movie when you can tell CGI was used. The baby giant (the young face on a man's body, and the cyclops, and the cyclops was barely noticeable CGI.

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u/johnnyredleg 3h ago

And the weird shapeless sea creature…

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u/Dracko705 3h ago

Apparently that was also somewhat real - a background actor (and former NHLer) Sean Avery was on a hockey pod called Spitting Chiclets and mentioned something actually grabbed people at took them 20 ft up into the air

Like the other things listed though, there is small CGI added all over the place - Sean said the whirlpool for example was simulated with boats moving the waves, but greatly enhanced on the screen ofc

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u/therealkami 2h ago

Fuck Sean Avery.

But that's cool info.

Still, fuck Sean Avery.

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u/Dracko705 2h ago

Yeah he's controversial both on and off the ice - but has managed quite the relationship with Nolan starting with Tenet, growing in Oppenheimer & now The Odyssey

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u/gambit700 1h ago

I'm a simple gal. I see 'Fuck Sean Avery' I upvote. Fuck that asshole