Charlize Theron makes ‘weird’ comment about married ‘Odyssey’ co-star Matt Damon’s physique: ‘I shouldn’t do that’

Riley Cardoza Tue, July 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM UTC

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Charlize Theron swooned over Matt Damon’s “incredible” physique in a gushing interview about her “Odyssey” co-star.

When an “Entertainment Tonight” reporter pointed out “the shape” the actor is in at the film’s recent world premiere in London, she pointed out, “I made this movie with him. … I’ve seen him without all of that suit on.”

The actress, 50, gazed into the distance before confessing, “It’s weird. I’m, like, staring at him weirdly. I’m looking at his ass.”

Charlize Theron (pictured above on July 14) made a “weird” comment about co-star Matt Damon’s physique at the “Odyssey” world premiere. George Napolitano / SplashNews.com

She complimented the actor (pictured filming “The Odyssey”) for his “insane” muscles earlier this month. CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID

The Oscar winner jokingly reprimanded herself and admitted she “shouldn’t do that” since “that’s just wrong.”

Nevertheless, she subsequently doubled down on how “amazing” the 55-year-old actor looks.

Theron and Damon, respectively, play Calypso and Odysseus in the Christopher Nolan-directed blockbuster, which came out Friday.

“I’ve seen him without all of that suit on,” she quipped. Photo Image Press via ZUMA / SplashNews.com

The Oscar winner admitted she’d been “looking at his ass.” Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures via Everett Collection

The duo have worked together before, co-starring in “The Legend of Bagger Vance” with Will Smith in 2000.

Reuniting on set was “sentimental,” Theron told “Today” show viewers earlier this month.

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“We did the first take, and I just went, ‘Oh my God, we did this when we were babies, and here we are, two old humans,'” she recalled during the July 13 interview.

“[He’s] just one of my favorite people,” the Golden Globe winner added. “It’s rare that you get to do something like that, you know, to experience the same experience, like 30 years later, and with someone as great and as wonderful.”

“I shouldn’t do that,” Theron said. “That’s so wrong.” ZUMAPRESS.com

She doubled down, however, on Damon’s body looking “amazing.” CIAOPIX/COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID

At the time, Theron continued, “He’s just good people. He’s lovely people to be around, and we’re all so happy for him that he got this opportunity [to play the titular role]. A better man couldn’t have gotten it.”

When the pair filmed “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” Damon had yet to meet his now-wife, Luciana Barroso, in Miami.

Damon started dating the then-bartender in 2003, with the “Martian” star popping the question two years later.

He and Barroso, 49, walked down the aisle in December 2005 in New York City and have since welcomed three daughters — Isabella, 20, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15.

Theron said this to an “Entertainment Tonight” reporter at the movie’s London world premiere on July 6. Grant Buchanan/Dave Benett/WireImage

“The Odyssey,” which also stars Zendaya (pictured above), Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway and more stars, came out Friday. Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures via Everett Collection

Damon, who also adopted his partner’s daughter Alexia, 27, from a previous romance, told People last week that family dinners are a “non-negotiable” in their home.

Theron, for her part, has adopted two children — Jackson and August — whom she raises as a single mom.

Her star-studded dating history includes Third Eye Blind singer Stephan Jenkins, “Trapped” co-star Stuart Townsend and actor Sean Penn.

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