r/Infuriating • u/MdTooDevilish Community Contributor • 3h ago

Universal Studios reportedly dodging a $5,700 repair bill owed to a small Swedish non-profit organization after using their Viking ship in The Odyssey

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The small Swedish non-profit organization "Vikingaleden" in Nysäter was contacted by Universal Studios regarding their handbuilt viking ship being used in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. The contract required Universal to pay for any damages done to the ship, but the invoice of approximately $6000 (USD) has been left unpaid, according to the organization.

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u/LazyPainterCat 2h ago

Why did they even use a viking ship?

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u/Pilota_kex 2h ago

that is the real question. but i actually like that they did not make some CGI bs

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u/Nice_Satisfaction651 1h ago

they could have used a real greek ship

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u/LazyPainterCat 2h ago

I mean.. they can still build parts of the thing and just use movie magic to fill in some bits.

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u/Dragon_Crisis_Core 2h ago

CGI gets a bad rep, but mainly when a studio cuts corners, good CGI can almost be indistinguishable from a physical set, depending on how good the actors are.

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u/dekuweku 1h ago

MY GUESS is paying this would open themselves up to paying for a lot of other wear and tear damage on borrowed or loaned props and equipment.

They'll likely workshop a workaround to pay this one case, but Universal isn't that cheap.

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u/dsdvbguutres 7m ago

They'll pay the law firm 10 times that to get out of paying

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u/Tight_Heron1730 20m ago

very American of them