Christopher Nolan has clearly gone all the way for The Odyssey, as Guillermo del Toro revealed. Now, one thing that both del Toro and Nolan can always agree on is using practical effects in filmmaking. Both directors are known for their preference for practical effects to create visuals that have emotional depth and connect with audiences.

The two have also inspired each other through their work. While both directors keep surprising with their unique filmmaking approach, Nolan has clearly gone above and beyond to create one of the most complicated and bold scenes in The Odyssey. Del Toro recently revealed Nolan’s shocking response when he questioned the director about the scene.

Guillermo del Toro recently revealed during a Reddit AMA that he watched The Odyssey with Christopher Nolan. Much like any curious filmmaker, del Toro asked Nolan how he filmed the marvelous storm scene in which Matt Damon is drifting in the ocean. And it seems Nolan chose a simple yet bold approach to bring the scene to life.

"When he showed me The Odyssey, there’s a scene when Matt Damon is floating in the stormy ocean and I asked him—because we were talking about practical effects, and how great it is and that we both always use a maquette or a model—and I asked him, How did you do it? He said, “We put him in a storm in the ocean," he said.

This comment, as del Toro revealed, should come as no surprise to Nolan fans, considering he famously bought a real decommissioned plane to film the explosion scene in Tenet. He took a similar approach with The Odyssey, leaving cast members, including Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland, amazed by what they witnessed. One such shining example is the scene in which Odysseus and his crew visit Circe’s island.

The scene in which Circe transforms Odysseus’ men into pigs was filmed entirely with practical effects, with zero CGI. Now, Nolan also drew inspiration from Guillermo del Toro’s work when bringing the giant Cyclops, Polyphemus, to life. So, the director is unlikely to have joked about his approach to the storm scene featuring Damon.

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While such an intense filming process could have been difficult and even traumatic for Damon, the actor has revealed the experience to be fascinating for one reason.

Matt Damon, in his exclusive interview with PEOPLE, revealed that he did not receive any special treatment while filming The Odyssey. The actor explained that everyone on set was treated the same, and that included Christopher Nolan himself. So, if Damon was wet and cold while filming a scene, so was the director.

“If you're out on a boat in the middle of the ocean and you get caught in a storm, you get wet with everybody else,” he said.

“Nobody's getting a hot beverage that you're not getting. You know what I mean? Everybody's on equal footing, including Chris, who was just as cold and wet as everybody else throughout the whole thing,” he further added. 

Perhaps that was what helped him get through the intense shoot, which he described as an “expedition.” He considered the opportunity a great experience. And the same can be said for the entire cast, including Tom Holland, who praised the director.

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