Matt Damon<\/strong><\/a> revealed filming <\/a>The Odyssey<\/em><\/a>came with more than just long days on set.<\/p>\n “Well, a lot of us were middle-aged people,” Damon said during an appearance on Andy Cohen<\/strong><\/a>‘s <\/strong>SiriusXM’s Radio Andy<\/a>.<\/p>\n He added, “And what we got was back pain. Because running through Troy, you know, it\u2019s all stone. You\u2019re in these sandals, and they\u2019re very real.”<\/p>\n The Oscar winner shared that the demanding action sequences<\/a> took a toll on the cast while they worked on Christopher Nolan<\/strong><\/a>‘s <\/strong>retelling of Homer’s ancient Greek epic.<\/p>\n Matt Damon said filming Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ left the cast with back pain and scuffed feet after weeks of action scenes.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Damon also talked about the intense filming conditions during production.<\/a><\/p>\n “Our feet were all scuffed up. But more than the little scratches and cuts on your feet, it was the back pain for us,” he said.<\/p>\n Damon continued, “It was a heavy Advil movie in those weeks where we were doing that action stuff.”<\/p>\n The Good Will Hunting<\/em><\/a> actor<\/a> suggested that the physical strain became part of the experience<\/a> while filming the large-scale battle sequences. However, the injuries were nothing serious.<\/p>\n Christopher Nolan revealed he discouraged actors from wearing Ugg boots between takes to help them stay immersed in the world of ‘The Odyssey.’MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Damon also shared one of Nolan’s on-set rules that caught the cast’s attention.<\/p>\n The director said during an appearance on CBS Mornings<\/em><\/a> with Gayle King<\/strong><\/a>, “Sometimes actors will turn up, because the footwear hurts them, so they\u2019ll turn up in these big fluffy comfy slippers<\/a>.”<\/p>\n He continued, “And the funny thing is, you can be on a set, where you\u2019ve got a guy holding a microphone, you\u2019ve got a giant camera, you\u2019ve got crew everywhere.”<\/p>\n Nolan added, “But something like that can actually weirdly take you out of reality.”<\/p>\n Christopher Nolan explained that even small off-camera details could disrupt the atmosphere he wanted to maintain on ‘The Odyssey’ set.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The filmmaker explained that those small distractions could affect the atmosphere<\/a> he wanted to create on set.<\/p>\n “There are just certain things that remind you you\u2019re in the real world as opposed to the world we\u2019re trying to create for the actors,” he continued.<\/p>\n Nolan added, “I want to stay in the moment, we want the actors to stay in the moment. And so for me, Ugg boots are a signifier of modernity.”<\/p>\n ‘The Odyssey’ became a box office success, earning $264 million worldwide and setting a new global opening record. @Universal Pictures\/YouTube<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n While the demanding production left the cast sore, the effort paid off at the box office.<\/p>\n The Odyssey <\/em>earned $264 million<\/a> worldwide, including $124.5 million domestically, according to Rentrak. The film also set a new opening-weekend record for Nolan at the global box office<\/a>, surpassing the $249 million debut of his 2012 blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises<\/em><\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n Read more at OK!<\/a><\/p>\n Get OK!’s biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now<\/a>.<\/p>\n FOLLOW OK! ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, entertainment, and pop culture via our WhatsApp channel<\/a>. 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