Matt Damon Cut Gluten and Dropped to 167 Pounds for Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Matt Damon Cut Gluten and Dropped to 167 Pounds for Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 7
Summary
167 pounds marked Matt Damon's lightest weight since high school as he trained to play Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey."
Damon said cutting gluten during the regimen exposed a food sensitivity he had not recognized, and he has now eliminated it permanently because it made him feel much better.
Nolan wanted the character "lean but strong," and Damon said the transformation required strict dieting, eating less and sustained work with a personal trainer.
The role-specific weight loss follows earlier extreme body changes in Damon's career, including a 40- to 50-pound drop for 1996's "Courage Under Fire" that he later said nearly caused lasting heart damage.