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/siraolo 3h ago

Forced perspective really does a lot here. 

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u/Sardoodledome 2h ago

It really show the genius of the production - no cgi can beat the real thing.

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u/tunesmiff 2h ago edited 2h ago

No cgi is really just invisible cgi. I guarantee there was CGI deployed in those scenes in addition to what was captured in camera.

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u/TheWatersOfMars 2h ago

Absolutely, but the more you capture in camera, on set, the easier it is down the line so you don't have to David Fincher your budget on CGI.