Actor Matt Damon is called out for lying about how much CGI work went into 2019's Ford v Ferrari.

To dive into visual effects issues surrounding Hollywood, Defecter spoke with a dozen people labeled as "compositors, supervisors, technicians, generalists, VFX coordinators, colorists, editors" and other similar roles. All were granted anonymity, with one bringing up the film that explores how Carroll Shelby (Damon) and Ken Miles (Christian Bale) designed a Ford race car that wound up winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans race over Ferrari in 1966. Damon previously told comedian Jay Leno on a 2019 episode of Jay Leno's Garage, "Nothing was CGI. All of that was in camera," when discussing Ford v Ferrari's racing scenes, though the anonymous insider who worked on the film claims that this was a blatant lie.

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"We, in fact, had just poured tons of CGI into that shot," the insider said. "They worked their asses off on set, doing as much practical stuff as they could. But there was always stuff to be sweetened. It was like, You lying sack of shit. You don't know what you're talking about." Defector reached out to Damon for comment, but could not get ahold of the actor or Ford v Ferrari director James Mangold.

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The accusation against Damon comes at a time when a light is being shined on alleged poor treatment of many VFX workers in the industry. Marvel Studios has been a target of VFX artist frustrations, with one -- VFX artist Dhruv Govil -- sharing online, "They're a horrible client, and I've seen way too many colleagues break down after being overworked, while Marvel tightens the purse strings." The upcoming She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ series involves heavy CGI to bring the Hulk version of main character Jennifer Walters to life, and star Tatiana Maslany and others involved with heading the project have shared support for VFX artists and their problems with the industry.

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As for Ford v Ferrari, the movie earned several nominations and awards after it released, and was nominated for four Oscars, winning two of them. Aside from the nomination for Best Picture, the other three categories were all for editing on the movie, specifically Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. Ford v Ferrari earned Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland the win for Film Editing, and Donald Sylvester Best Sound Editing that year. Ford v Ferrari missed out on a nomination for Best Visual Effects to the movies 1917, Avengers: Endgame, The Irishman, The Lion King and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Ford v Ferrari is now available to purchase in 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital.

Source: Defector