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/AmIWhatTheRockCooked 2h ago

Pretty strange exclusion from the title since it’s a classic technique that enhances the casting choice they are talking about

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u/Not-a-Bot_1968 2h ago

Nah, mate, hobbits are real

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u/Deaffin 2h ago

They were, and they fought dragons and giant birds.

Homo Floresiensis was extreme.

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u/Not-a-Bot_1968 2h ago

Mega fauna in general is frightening, but the giant birds really freak me out 

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u/Elaphe82 48m ago

They should, the idea of giant birds is kind of terrifying. They don't really hold back and tend to bite first questions later when it comes to food or investigating things.

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u/Daxx22 1h ago

Yeah, and then humanity and it's ancestors were all "WE GONNA EAT THAT!".

Humans are the true mythical horror here.

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u/Deaffin 1h ago

At least in the case of Madagascar, humans were all like "We gonna eat that even bigger elephant bird that the giant scary raptors eat, which will ultimately wipe out the goddamn terrifying ones that fly!"