Matt Damon physically transformed to play Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, but he also had some help from stunt performers in some key scenes.
Jacob Elordi On Filming ‘Euphoria’ Death Scene & Returning For Final Season: “I Think Sam Brought Me Back To Torture Me”In a new interview, Damon revealed that one of his stunt doubles was a female standing in as the Greek hero as the character faces the giant Laestrygonians.
“When we did the force perspective stuff with the Laestrygonians… there were these stuntmen who were all seven feet, and then they got stunt men who were under five feet,” Damon said on thepodcast. “My double was a woman, a female stunt performer who had the greatest arms I’ve ever seen.
”‘The Odyssey’s Tom Holland On Why He “Could Relax” After Robert Pattinson Casting: “You’re So Good At Being A Dickhead”Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ Made Him “Hit The Limits Of My Own Stamina” & It’ll Be “At Least” 3 Years Until His Next Film He continued, “When she came into the catering tent, it was the first time I met her. I went up and hugged her and thanked her for all the work she put in.
”Damon said that “there are those shots where you see these giants looming over me ,” adding, “It was almost 100% my arms in the movie, but you got to give it up where it’s due. ”premiered in 2012 to $249M worldwide.
The film already scored the best Monday this year in the U.S. with aDamon’s co-stars in the Greek epic also include Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Mia Goth, Elliot Page, and Lupita Nyong’o, among others. Sony Looking To Bring Cinerama Dome & Hollywood Arclight Back To LifeComments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored. So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong.
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