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/TbddRzn 2h ago

Did you know that Nolan had s a team of scientists create the monster because he wanted it to be as practical effects as possible.

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u/ListenBoth434 2h ago

Classicists - fear them, loathe them, run from them...

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u/i4got872 1h ago

Yes I read about this. It’s some of those guys in Siberia who study the genetics of ice aged mammals preserved in the ice. Weird it’s not talked about more that they did this too.