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Matt Damon says The Odyssey’s Laestrygonian attack was filmed largely with practical effects to achieve a visceral, Lord of the Rings–style realism, crediting Christopher Nolan’s hands‑on directing approach as key to getting the scene right.
Christopher Nolan and his crew built a 40-foot Trojan Horse in New York to shoot a pivotal scene for The Odyssey, with Nolan himself cramming inside the prop alongside 20 actors and DP Hoyte van Hoytema; the sequence was filmed practically, and the original horse is now on display at Universal Studios Hollywood as Odyssey hits theaters this Friday.
Matt Damon crashed Jimmy Kimmel Live by emerging from a giant Trojan horse to promote Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, sparking a playful confrontation and a pool-noodle brawl as part of their long-running feud; the stunt coincides with The Odyssey's July 17 release.
Matt Damon crashed Jimmy Kimmel Live! in a giant Trojan Horse delivered by UPS, emerging to taunt his longtime rival with lines like “I did it!” and promote his film The Odyssey, as the host and audience reacted to the stunt and Damon traded barbs with Kimmel.
Christopher Nolan treated CinemaCon to an extended look at The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, with a Trojan Horse sequence and a cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Charlize Theron. Nolan highlighted the film’s ambitious scale, filming across multiple countries and using Imax cameras for the entire production—the first time that has been done—while promising a mythic, action-packed journey as Odysseus battles monsters like Polyphemus on his return home.