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Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
The actor revealed during a recent appearance on Radio Andy how the costumes caused scuffs and back pain to the cast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Damon previously spoke about the lifestyle changes he made to get in shape for the project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A certain quality about Matt Damon<\/a> caught up to him on his latest project, The Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>\nIn Christopher Nolan\u2019s nearly three-hour adaptation<\/a> of Homer\u2019s famed ancient Greek epic, Damon portrays Odysseus, and he said that he took the physicality of the job on the chin despite it leaving him with aches and pains.<\/p>\nAppearing on Radio Andy,<\/a> the actor was asked by host Andy Cohen<\/a> if \u201call the action sequences\u201d were filmed with the actors wearing sandals. His simple answer was yes, which he followed with an explanation of how he was feeling his age in certain moments.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nMatt Damon in costume in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cA lot of us are middle-aged people and what we got was back pain because, oh my god, running through Troy [one of the movie\u2019s settings], it\u2019s all stone,\u201d Damon, 55, said. \u201cYou\u2019re in these sandals, and they\u2019re very real.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cOur feet were all scuffed up, but more than the little scratches and cuts on your feet, it was the back pain for us. It was a heavy Advil movie in those weeks when we were doing that action stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Damon pushed himself off screen too, deciding to carve himself into 167 lbs. of muscle<\/a> to play the king and warrior. The transformation, he told PEOPLE, involved \u201ca whole lifestyle change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Matt](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/21\/340d1c12-6c5c-3a91-9dcb-db247d203ff4\/9db4d354-d17d-4aab-aa74-31863f0823ab.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nMatt Damon \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cIt was more about just getting really, really physically fit,\u201d he said of his training. \u201cWhich just really involves changing your diet. I stopped eating gluten, among other things.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to just be very, very intentional about everything you put in your body,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\nDuring the project\u2019s global press tour, Damon also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, where he shared a behind-the-scenes tidbit on costar Tom Holland<\/a>\u2019s demanding costume<\/a>, which ended up \u201cchoking\u201d him. The Oscar winner added that he mistook Holland\u2019s gesture addressing the wardrobe malfunction as an acting cue.<\/p>\nHolland plays Damon\u2019s onscreen son, Telemachus, whose mother Penelope, Queen of Ithaca, is played by Anne Hathaway<\/a>.<\/p>\nRead the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The actor revealed during a recent appearance on Radio Andy how the costumes caused scuffs and back pain to the cast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Damon previously spoke about the lifestyle changes he made to get in shape for the project<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n A certain quality about Matt Damon<\/a> caught up to him on his latest project, The Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>\n In Christopher Nolan\u2019s nearly three-hour adaptation<\/a> of Homer\u2019s famed ancient Greek epic, Damon portrays Odysseus, and he said that he took the physicality of the job on the chin despite it leaving him with aches and pains.<\/p>\n Appearing on Radio Andy,<\/a> the actor was asked by host Andy Cohen<\/a> if \u201call the action sequences\u201d were filmed with the actors wearing sandals. His simple answer was yes, which he followed with an explanation of how he was feeling his age in certain moments.<\/p>\n Matt Damon in costume in \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cA lot of us are middle-aged people and what we got was back pain because, oh my god, running through Troy [one of the movie\u2019s settings], it\u2019s all stone,\u201d Damon, 55, said. \u201cYou\u2019re in these sandals, and they\u2019re very real.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cOur feet were all scuffed up, but more than the little scratches and cuts on your feet, it was the back pain for us. It was a heavy Advil movie in those weeks when we were doing that action stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n Damon pushed himself off screen too, deciding to carve himself into 167 lbs. of muscle<\/a> to play the king and warrior. The transformation, he told PEOPLE, involved \u201ca whole lifestyle change.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt Damon \u2018The Odyssey\u2019Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cIt was more about just getting really, really physically fit,\u201d he said of his training. \u201cWhich just really involves changing your diet. I stopped eating gluten, among other things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to just be very, very intentional about everything you put in your body,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n During the project\u2019s global press tour, Damon also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, where he shared a behind-the-scenes tidbit on costar Tom Holland<\/a>\u2019s demanding costume<\/a>, which ended up \u201cchoking\u201d him. The Oscar winner added that he mistook Holland\u2019s gesture addressing the wardrobe malfunction as an acting cue.<\/p>\n Holland plays Damon\u2019s onscreen son, Telemachus, whose mother Penelope, Queen of Ithaca, is played by Anne Hathaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>