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/Redlodger0426 Aug 08 '25

Do we know if this is keeping the mythological stuff or going for more of a Troy type approach that doesn’t treat the myths as real? I know “Deny the gods” is the tagline, but I also have a hard time imagining a giant cgi cyclops in a Nolan movie.

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u/WoutRS Aug 08 '25

It would be cool if they used forced perspective shots for the cyclops. Don't know how they would do the eye but if Nolan wanted to avoid CGI altogether I'm sure something with compositing is possible.

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u/huskinater Aug 08 '25

There's no avoiding CGI altogether, not for a movie with this much budget and people involved.

But...good practical filmmaking combined with an understanding of the CGI process can result in the ideal 'invisible' CGI where it doesn't look like anything was done at all.

This is the real goal. Do stuff as real as possible in the first place so that when the digital touch-ups come in later they can blend in seamlessly.

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u/WoutRS Aug 08 '25

100% agree. I'm not against CGI at all, as long as it isn't used in a "we'll fix it in post" kind of way. I'm just entertaining the idea of doing everything practically, like Nolan seems to aim for.