Charlize Theron is making no secret of her admiration for her The Odyssey co-star Matt Damon‘s physique.
The stunning South African star plays Damon’s onscreen love interest in Christopher Nolan‘s new blockbuster movie and she couldn’t stop gushing about the muscles he developed for the role of Greek king Odysseus.
‘I’ve seen him without all of that suit on. He’s incredible. Incredible,’ she told ET in an interview promoting the epic.
‘I’m like staring at him weirdly. I’m looking at his a** right now. I shouldn’t do that! That’s just wrong. He looked amazing, yes.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to the South African stunner’s rep for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
Damon, who is happily married to longtime love Luciana Barroso, underwent a dramatic transformation for the sword-wielding role dropping his weight from 200lbs to 167lbs and improving his fitness.
Charlize Theron cannot get over her The Odyssey co-star Matt Damon’s physical transformation for the lead role in Christopher Nolan’s new epic; pictured together July 6
‘I’ve seen him without all of that suit on. He’s incredible,’ Theron gushed in an interview with ET. ‘I’m like staring at him weirdly. I’m looking at his a** right now. I shouldn’t do that!
The stunning South African actress, 50, plays nymph goddess Calypso in the movie based on Homer’s tale of the Greek king fighting to get back home to his wife Penelope after being incarcerated for seven years.
During his imprisonment, he has an affair with Calypso and fathers two of her children.
There is plenty of action in the almost three-hour-long R-rated sword-and-sandal adventure and in a People cover story, Damon, 55, explained his approach to the role.
‘It was more about just getting really, really physically fit, which just really involves changing your diet, just a whole lifestyle change,’ he explained.
‘You have to just be very, very intentional about everything you’re putting in your body.’
The Odyssey debuted at the top of the North American box office this past weekend raking in $124.5 million.
The stunning South African actress, 50, plays nymph goddess Calypso in the movie who has an affair with Damon’s Greek king Odysseus
Nolan’s movie is based on Homer’s famous tale of the Greek king fighting to get back home to his wife Penelope after being incarcerated for seven years
Theron and Damon first worked together on the Robert Redford-directed movie The Legend of Bagger Vance, released in 2000, in which he actress also played his love interest
Damon is happily married to longtime love Luciana Barroso and they share four daughters; pictured on the red carpet at The Odyssey World Premiere in London on July 6
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The movie has a ‘certified fresh’ 95 percent critic approval rating (out of 402 reviews) and an even higher 97 percent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes .
The ensemble cast includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya and Samantha Morton.
‘It’s fantastic. Everybody in this movie is quite incredible,’ Theron told ET. ‘And I think it’s a strength of Christopher Nolan. He knows how to cast a film.
Theron and Damon first worked together on the 2000 movie The Legend of Bagger Vance.
Directed by Robert Redford and set during the Depression, Damon starred as a disillusioned golfer and Theron played his love interest.
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