Transcript of The Secret Of The Odyssey - with Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland & Zendaya

Key takeaways

• Christopher Nolan felt a profound sense of privilege when he first saw the half‑buried Trojan horse on a Moroccan beach, an image he had imagined for about twenty years.
• Nolan had previously been attached to direct a Troy film based on David Benioff's script, which also featured the Trojan horse.
• Matt Damon’s charisma and empathetic performance are described as essential to the film, with the cast and crew saying the movie would have been unthinkable without him.
• The Odyssey was shot entirely on IMAX cameras across six countries, requiring the development of a massive silencing "blimp" to capture quiet dramatic scenes.
• Nolan chose to forgo a traditional orchestra for the score, working with Ludwig to create a more accessible sound that avoids an elitist feel.
• The Cyclops sequence was achieved with practical effects only, with no CGI used at all.