- Charlize Theron openly admired Matt Damon's physique, which he transformed for his lead role as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey."
- Damon, 55, lost over 20 pounds and underwent intense training, achieving a weight of 167 pounds, a level he had not been at since high school.
- His physical transformation for the role involved a strict gluten-free diet and rigorous preparation to meet Nolan's request to be "lean but strong."
- Theron, who portrays the Greek goddess Calypso in the film, expressed her admiration at the movie's London premiere, humorously admitting she was "looking at his ass."
- The two A-list actors, who previously co-starred in "The Legend of Bagger Vance" in 2000, described their reunion on the set of "The Odyssey" as a "sentimental" experience.
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