Actor Matt Damon has revealed that every member of the cast and crew on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic The Odyssey was treated equally during filming, regardless of their star status.
Speaking to People, the Oscar-winning actor said there was “no special treatment” on the set, and the cast and crew were all treated equally.
“If you’re out on a boat in the middle of the ocean and you get caught in a storm, you get wet with everybody else,” Damon said. “Nobody’s getting a hot beverage that you’re not getting. Everybody’s on equal footing, including Chris, who was just as cold and wet as everybody else throughout the whole thing.”
He added that the demanding production brought the cast and crew closer together.
“So that made it feel like we were really all in it together, because we were. I do feel really bonded with everybody who was on that movie, cast and crew, because it was so challenging for everyone,” he said.
Directed and written by Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic and stars Damon as Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca. The story follows his decade-long journey home after the Trojan War as he faces mythical creatures including the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the nymph Calypso while attempting to reunite with his wife, Penelope, played by Anne Hathaway.
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