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Gossip & rumors: matt damon shows off wild body transformation

GOSSIP & RUMORS: Matt Damon shows off wild body transformation for โ€˜The Odyssey’

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Matt Damon is ripped and ready.

The shirtless actor, 54, was pictured with a chiseled physique while shooting on set of Christopher Nolanโ€™s upcoming filmย โ€œThe Odysseyโ€ in Favignana, Italy, on Tuesday.

Damon was on location with Zendaya, 28, as the pair were photographed on a rocky hillside. The โ€œAirโ€ star showed off his rugged look โ€” and abs โ€”ย as he donned tan pants and a scruffy grey beard.

Matt Damon rocks a beard and abs. CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID

Nolanโ€™s 2026 action feature, which is about Homerโ€™s ancient Greek poem,ย โ€œThe Odyssey,โ€ย also stars Tom Holland,ย Anne Hathaway,ย Robert Pattinson,ย Lupita Nyongโ€™oย andย Charlize Theron.

Zendaya wore her hair pulled back and donned a long, tan dress.

Matt Damon filming โ€œThe Odyssey.โ€ CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
Matt Damon shooting โ€œThe Odyssey.โ€ CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID

Details about the project are under wraps, but Damon will portray protagonist Odysseus and Holland, 28, will play his son, Telemachus.

In December, Universal Pictures confirmed the film onย X, writing, โ€œChristopher Nolanโ€™s next film โ€˜The Odysseyโ€™ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.โ€

โ€œThe film brings Homerโ€™s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026,โ€ the post concluded.



Matt Damon shows off his body transformation on location. CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
Matt Damon in Italy filming the action feature. CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID

In February, the studio shared a first look to Instagram, with Damon wearing armor, a cape and a matching headpiece.

โ€œMatt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan,ย #TheOdysseyMovieย is in theaters July 17, 2026,โ€ the caption read.

Fans flocked to the comments section to share their excitement about the project.

โ€œThe journey begins! Canโ€™t wait to see more of the cast!โ€ one fan wrote, while another chimed in, โ€œI AM SO GLAD DAMON IS PLAYING THE LEAD.โ€

Matt Damon was seen on set in Favignana, Italy. CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID
The actor, seen here in 2020, was a bit less buff than he is now. BACKGRID

But not everyone was thrilled about the casting choice, with a third user stating, โ€œNo real โ€˜Greeksโ€™ cast in a movie about Ancient Greece โ€ฆ very very very disappointing.โ€

โ€œAs a Greek this is so disappointing on all levels. Not a single Greek cast member in sight, the movie wonโ€™t film at all in any parts of Greece. Very upsetting considering Nolan is known for his authenticity,โ€ another follower explained.



On Tuesday, Damonโ€™s longtime friend and producing partner, Ben Affleck, detailed how โ€œThe Instigatorsโ€ star was in stunt rehearsal for the movie โ€”ย and what itโ€™s like taking on action roles in their 50s.

โ€œI used to be very gung ho about like, โ€˜Oh, Iโ€™ll do the fights, Iโ€™ll do the stunts.โ€™ And now I am very much, โ€˜At what point is the stunt performer going to come in and do this?’โ€ Affleck told GQ. โ€œItโ€™s one of the things I was talking to Matt about โ€” heโ€™s going off to do this Chris Nolan movie and doing a lot of stunt rehearsal, and it was kind of like, Boy, itโ€™s been a while, hasnโ€™t it? Where you really have to go learn the fights โ€” this is Bourne Identity kind of territory.โ€

Zendaya was seen on set in Favignana, Italy, shooting scenes for โ€œThe Odyssey.โ€ CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID

Affleck, 52, noted he admires Nolanโ€™s work and would love to jet-set off to Italy to see his friend.

โ€œI may go visit Matt on the set just to watch Nolan direct,โ€ he quipped. โ€œIโ€™m not even kidding at all.โ€





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