{"id":2427863,"date":"2026-05-22T11:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2427863"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:06:10","slug":"why-matt-damon-and-tom-holland-were-jealous-of-zendaya-on-the-odyssey-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-matt-damon-and-tom-holland-were-jealous-of-zendaya-on-the-odyssey-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Matt Damon and Tom Holland were jealous of Zendaya on &#8220;The Odyssey&#8221; set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matt Damon, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures (2); Universal Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\" data-jump-link-target=\"\" id=\"key-points\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matt Damon says that he and Tom Holland were jealous of Zendaya on <em>The Odyssey<\/em> set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Christopher Nolan handed out unexpected levels of praise to the <em>Euphoria<\/em> actress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The filmmaker is calling her &#8220;an incredible actor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matt-damon\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Matt Damon;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matt Damon&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Matt Damon<\/a> is still hunting for the type of compliments that his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-odyssey-trailer-cast-release-date-11875088\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Odyssey;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Odyssey&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"><em>Odyssey<\/em><\/a> costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/zendaya\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Zendaya;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Zendaya&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Zendaya<\/a> received from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/christopher-nolan\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Christopher Nolan;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Christopher Nolan&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Christopher Nolan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oscar-nominated actor is the lead of the director&#8217;s upcoming epic, his third collaboration with Nolan, but he says that he and costar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-holland\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tom Holland;cpos:5;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tom Holland&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Tom Holland<\/a> were constantly jealous of the level of praise Nolan dispensed to Zendaya on the <em>Odyssey<\/em> set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cChris is known for being very circumspect. So when you do a take, it\u2019s not like he says, \u2018That was great.\u2019 He\u2019ll go, \u2018Yep, good. Okay.\u2019 And that is the equivalent of the greatest praise you could ever get,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/a71320144\/zendaya-tom-holland-the-odyssey-interview-2026\/\" data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Damon explained to ELLE;cpos:6;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Damon explained to ELLE&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Damon explained to <em>ELLE<\/em><\/a>. \u201cZendaya, on the other hand \u2014 there were takes where she did one thing, she did this amazing scene, and he said, \u2018Cut.\u2019 And then he went, \u2018Perfect.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Damon continued, &#8220;Literally, Tom and I were obsessed with this. She got a \u2018perfect\u2019? I\u2019ve never even gotten a \u2018great.\u2019 She got a \u2018perfect\u2019? He and I b&#8212;-ed about it for the entire rest of the film. \u2018Did you get anything today?\u2019 \u2018No, I got a &#8216;good&#8217; \u2014 moving on.\u2019 \u2018Yeah, me too.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Damon and Zendaya in 'The Odyssey'Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Studios\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cNIOX_ZM2HXJHZNBF6GIQw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/cd16da5acb918581b8ccba36e830c172\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Damon and Zendaya in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Studios<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Damon is the face of <em>The Odyssey<\/em> as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, whom the film follows on his 10-year trek home following the Trojan War. Zendaya stars as Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who protects Odysseus throughout his adventures. And Zendaya&#8217;s fianc\u00e9, Holland, plays Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope (Anne Hathaway), who, in Homer&#8217;s original literature, eventually leaves Ithaca to seek information about his father&#8217;s whereabouts and fate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe would be in the maddest, craziest situations, just all of us fighting the elements, tearing our hair out, all these things going on, and she would sort of parachute in from her other job with this sense of true grace and poise,&#8221; Nolan said of the perfect actress. \u201cI mean, she\u2019s literally playing a goddess; it\u2019s a tall order. She\u2019s a true movie star, but also an incredible actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;cpos:7;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Releasing on July 17, the star-studded adaptation also features Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong&#8217;o, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, and Robert Pattinson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I can tell you that it is an absolute masterpiece, and I\u2019m taking myself out of that equation,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tom-holland-declares-the-odyssey-masterpiece-one-of-my-proudest-achievements-11945597\" data-i13n=\"cpos:8;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Holland recently declared;cpos:8;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Holland recently declared&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Holland recently declared<\/a>. &#8220;It\u2019s unlike anything that I\u2019ve ever seen before. I think when I saw the movie, I found myself asking a question that I haven\u2019t asked about a movie for a long time, which is, &#8216;How did you do that?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/matt-damon-tom-holland-jealous-of-zendaya-odyssey-11981918\" data-i13n=\"cpos:9;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;cpos:9;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Damon, Zendaya, and Tom Holland in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures (2); Universal Pictures Key Points Matt Damon says that he and Tom Holland were jealous of Zendaya on The Odyssey set. 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