Tobey Maguire took 156 retakes for this shot. There was no CGI in this scene.



    by JadooJitters

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    1. Slightly less impressive when you know the items were wired to guide them to the correct’ish areas. It’s not like he freestyle caught all that shit just tossed into the air.

    2. Careful_Coconut_549 on

      And yet it looks like it might as well have been CGI. So either this isn’t true or they burned a shit ton of money on this scene for nothing

    3. saintlouisbagels on

      I just refuse to believe people would put up with that shit for more than a dozen takes. That’s just so unnecessary, especially when the fina shot looks fake.

      Like I believe stories about Fincher and Kubrick but that’s because they’re directors.

    4. I feel like this would be significantly easier if the tablet was affixed to his hand somehow.

    5. with the caveat ofcourse of a) the stuff falling straight down and b) the tray being covered in velcro

    6. Actual_Drink_9327 on

      Boy catches girl. K-dramas all have such scenes. They make be think Korean high schools teach that move in their P.E. courses.

    7. “You are such a good actor”

      No, after 155 times of trying and failing, my surprise for finally pulling it off is genuine

    8. AllAfterIncinerators on

      The fact that the camera holds on them and they have lines afterward is incredible.

    9. this comment section makes me sad. you all want genuine movies, here you have a true display of dedication and all you can say is that it might as well have been cgi. take a hike, this shot is what cinema is all about

    10. I can literally see the plate falling off the milk carton and then suddenly shifting back onto it. If not CGI, then something else, but it’s defined managed.

    11. Sternritter8636 on

      Thats just PR trick. No way they would waste so much time in such 4 seconds scene in a superhero movie.

    12. Harmless_Drone on

      They had a machine set up to drop everything above the camera line in the correct “order” and orientation iirc. But he still had to catch everything one handed on the tray.

    13. BassPuzzleheaded1252 on

      to be clear, this is a few different shots you are looking at. the only part of the shot that was 156 takes is the brief shot from second 8 to 15. The whole scene wasnt done over and over. Just getting it all to land on the plate correctly was done repeatedly

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