Matt Damon Says His Costars Tom Holland and Zendaya Are Handling Fame 'Really Gracefully' as a Couple

All three star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic, ‘The Odyssey’

When it comes to his Odyssey costars, Tom Holland and Zendaya, Matt Damon has nothing but praise.

In a recent interview with GQ published on Tuesday, June 2, Damon, 55, reflected on working alongside two of Hollywood's biggest young stars on his new film, The Odyssey. “He and Zendaya both, individually and together, are dealing with a lot more than I had to,” the actor said. “And I think doing it really gracefully.”

Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is set to debut in theaters on July 17. The epic stars Damon as Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, on his epic journey home after the Trojan War. Holland, 30, plays his son Telemachus, while Zendaya, 29, takes on the role of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom.

Despite his age, Holland is still landing plenty of “son” roles, something that seems to bring out Damon's protective side. “I really adore that guy,” said Damon. “And he's handling a lot of scrutiny.”

Damon also opened up about what it felt like making The Odyssey at a time when the movie industry is rapidly changing. The experience, he said, was “a little bewildering.”

“Because of where the movie business is going, it was a really weird movie for me personally,” Damon explained. “I had almost a nostalgic feeling the entire time I was making it, because it felt like movies were when I started working.”

He added, “And I know that that's going away. I knew that this was the last chance I was ever going to have to do something like this.”

Like the legendary hero he plays, Damon has also been thinking more about being at home — and making the most of his time with family. “I think about it a lot, especially as my kids are getting older: really trying to be here now,” he said.

Damon also admitted that balancing family life with a career built on constantly looking ahead was “hard” for him to do. It's such an uncertain business and a pretty ruthless one,” he said. “Those kinds of things have conspired to, I think, maybe take me out of where I am, more than I'd like.”

Now, with decades in the industry behind him, Damon says his perspective on work has shifted. “There's less of that kind of young person's engine of needing to prove something and more about, like, accepting work and doing it on your terms and doing it as precisely and as well as you can,” he said.

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