10 More Epic Movie Moments You Won't Believe Didn't Use CGI

10. Nebula Carried A Dummy Peter Quill During The Opening - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

Early on in the third and final volume in the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, a rather drunk Peter Quill is carried to bed by Nebula after passing out once again.

And while you may assume that this sort of epic opening visual of the gang all walking through Knowhere to the sound of an acoustic version of Radiohead's Creep could only be achieved through either some impressive wire work or CGI wizardry... you'd be wrong.

James Gunn actually had the brilliant team over at Legacy Effects create a fully believable stand-in Star Lord that weighed only 35lbs. This meant that Karen Gillan could very much carry what looked like Chris Pratt's Guardian during that emotional opening stretch when shooting the moment on set.

Our editor @FredRaskin asked us, about two weeks into editing this scene, where the wires were. He didn’t realize this incredible effect by @LegacyEffects wasn’t actually @prattprattpratt. Our special effects & makeup teams put their hearts into this film like everyone else.… pic.twitter.com/LdSvkPaDlY— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 6, 2023

In fact, the entirely practical dummy was so damn realistic, even the film's editor Fred Raskin didn't realise this wasn't really Pratt until about two weeks into editing the scene.