India, July 23 -- It is no state secret that Christopher Nolan prefers practical effects in his films over CGI and VFX. The filmmaker relies on visual trickery only to fine-tune the existing practical effects. One of the best examples of this is the scene involving the 10-foot-tall giant Laestrygonians in his latest film, The Odyssey. The scene was created using forced perspective and practical effects, minus any extensive use of CGI, the film's star Matt Damon has now revealed.

Matt Damon physically transformed to play Odysseus in The Odyssey, but despite this, he also had some help from stunt performers in some key scenes, including the one with the giants. In a new interview, Matt Damon revealed that one of his stunt doubles was a fem...