Matt Damon, 55, Rejects Dangerous Role Body Changes After Dropping to 167 Pounds for Odyssey
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Matt Damon, 55, Rejects Dangerous Role Body Changes After Dropping to 167 Pounds for Odyssey
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 14
Summary
Matt Damon said he will no longer undergo “dangerous” body transformations for film roles after turning 50, drawing a line at weight gain or other added physical strain.
For Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” Damon said the goal was to get lean rather than bulk up, taking him from his usual 185-200 pounds down to 167 through training, a strict diet and cutting gluten.
Damon said the preparation was especially taxing in his 50s and called “The Odyssey” the hardest movie he has made, despite a career spanning about 80 films.
Filming across beaches in Morocco, mountaintops and boats felt “more like an expedition than a movie,” he said, with the cast and crew pushed close to their limits.