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/SoapyDoodle 3h ago

The cyclops was legitimately terrifying. His fucking face freaked me out

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u/dat_oracle 3h ago

yeman, I was craving for more terrifying cyclops scenes.

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u/SoapyDoodle 2h ago

And the scream. My god the scream. I’d like to know how they foley’d that

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u/darybrain 1h ago

"Sorry, but someone took your lunch from the fridge"

<scream of despair>