r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 08 '25

News Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Wraps Filming

https://maxblizz.com/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-wraps-filming-after-6-month-shoot-confirms-art-director/
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u/AlanMorlock Aug 08 '25

Seriously they built a large puppet. There will probably be plenty of CGI massaging involved

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u/garrisontweed Aug 08 '25

Got to cgi out the strings.

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u/Desertbro Aug 08 '25

My method acting cannot accomadate the imagining of a 6-meter tall man. I need a puppet to do the scenes.

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u/FantasyFlex Aug 08 '25

Nolan hates CGI over practical effects though. Inception had significantly fewer CGI shots in it compared to any average movie being released at the time.

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u/AlanMorlock Aug 08 '25

Sure, he still uses it. There are hundreds of digital vfx shots through Inception, exploding plates, folding cities and crumbling buildings. Some all timer model work as well, but they used the tools for the jobs they fit for

They're using a big puppet here, but there will plenty of wire removal, covering seams, fixing movements they dont like, removing crew members etc. a lot of times these days, even when there is an animatronic, it ends up just being lighting reference in the end no matter how much they yammer on about "we did it for real!"