Matt Damon Used a Female Stunt Double on ‘The Odyssey’ and Says She Had the ‘Greatest Arms I’ve Ever Seen’

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Zack Sharf

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Matt Damon‘s biceps in “The Odyssey” are getting a lot of attention from viewers impressed with the actor’s physical transformation into Odysseus, but Damon said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that his stunt double should also be getting the acclaim. A female stunt double stood in for Damon during the scene where Odysseus’ men face off against the giant Laestrygonians, for instance.

“When we did the force perspective stuff with the Laestrygonians… there were these stuntmen who were all seven feet and then they got stunt men who were under five feet. My double was a woman, a female stunt performer who had the greatest arms I’ve ever seen. When she came into the catering tent, it was the first time I met her. I went up and hugged her and thanked her for all the work she put in.”

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