Fitting of the original epic poem upon which it was based, filming Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey was fraught with challenges. This is thanks in no small part to the fact that the director famously chooses innovative approaches to practical effects instead of relying on CGI. 

So, for one particular action sequence in the high-grossing swords-and-sandals blockbuster, wherein our titular hero goes head-to-head with an army of semi-giants, Nolan had to find the right man to handle the intense combat, help create a convincing height difference illusion, and possess a similar physique to Matt Damon (playing Odysseus). 

Turns out, the right man for this job…was a woman. 

A surprising solution for one of The Odyssey’s biggest battles

During an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Damon explained that the giant warriors, aka the........

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