How you want them abs?
Matt Damon is getting roasted with a little assist from his mates.
Ben Affleck couldn’t maintain again from teasing his longtime pal, 54, for his shirtless photos whereas on set of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming movie “The Odyssey.”
Affleck, 52, joked that Damon’s physique transformation was “the first time he got in shape in his life” whereas he appeared on “Today” on Tuesday. The actor was joined by his “The Accountant 2” co-star Jon Bernthal to advertise their new motion/thriller sequel.
The NBC morning present then shared a side-by-side photograph of a shirtless Damon subsequent to Bernthal, 48, carrying a hoodie.
“Jon has taste, class,” Affleck joked. “Matt, soon as the first time he got in shape in his life, whipped his shirt off. He was like, ‘Who can I show this off to?!’ I was like, ‘You wanna just hold back a little?’”
Final week, Affleck additionally teased Damon throughout an interview with Entry Hollywood.
“You see, this is the face that’s like, they just told him that there were photographers out there so he’s like, ‘I’m flexing my abs, are you watching me? Take my picture!’ ” Affleck mentioned whereas wanting on the pictures.
“I have to say, I have to give him respect,” he added. “As you get on in life, it’s less and less easy to do this, as I can tell you, and he is getting it done.”
Damon was first pictured displaying off his rugged look — and lengthy, gray beard — alongside co-star Zendaya, 28, on location in Favignana, Italy in March.
Nolan’s 2026 motion characteristic follows Homer’s historical Greek poem, “The Odyssey,” and likewise stars Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron.
The “Jason Bourne” star is enjoying protagonist Odysseus and Holland, 28, is portraying his son, Telemachus.
In December, Common Photos confirmed the mission on X, sharing, “Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology.”
“The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026,” the put up concluded.
In February, the studio shared a primary look, posting a picture of Damon carrying armor, a cape and an identical headpiece to Instagram.
“Matt Damon is Odysseus. A film by Christopher Nolan, #TheOdysseyMovie is in theaters July 17, 2026,” the caption learn.
Affleck admires Nolan’s work, and would like to journey to Italy to go to Damon — who he gained an Oscar with for his or her 1997 drama “Good Will Hunting.” The pair now run the manufacturing firm Artists Fairness collectively.
“I may go visit Matt on the set just to watch Nolan direct,” he informed GQ final month. “I’m not even kidding at all.”
Affleck additionally detailed what it’s like for him and his producing associate to tackle motion roles of their 50s.
“I used to be very gung ho about like, ‘Oh, I’ll do the fights, I’ll do the stunts.’ And now I am very much, ‘At what point is the stunt performer going to come in and do this?’” he shared on the time.
“It’s one of the things I was talking to Matt about — he’s going off to do this Chris Nolan movie and doing a lot of stunt rehearsal, and it was kind of like, Boy, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? Where you really have to go learn the fights — this is Bourne Identity kind of territory.”
