Blockbusters, flops, divorces, and new marriages may come and go, but true friendship remains a constant anchor amid the whirlwind of Hollywood life for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. And who better to roast The Odyssey star's ripped body than his longstanding bestie himself.

The duo walked from sets to Oscar stages together for over decades, making history of friendship, rare loyalty, creativity, and brotherhood in Hollywood. Even when it comes to scorching his best friend with playful sarcasm, Matt Damon will always find Ben Affleck in his corner, both on and off-stage.

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Friends for over a decade in Hollywood, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been sharing laughs and awards stages, and their friendly banter is still going strong with Damon’s drastic makeover for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. In early 2025, appearing on the Today Show with co-star Jon Bernthal to promote their movie The Accountant 2, Affleck jokingly pointed out Damon’s ripped, shirtless appearance from the movie set was his first time getting in shape.

"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?’" Affleck told the outlet while poking fun at Damon for seemingly ripping his shirt off every time he gets the chance. 

Through Affleck's affectionate roast, he was both laughing and proud of Damon’s dedication. And most recently, The Rip duo got back together on the Today Show to react to Affleck's previous comments about Damon's body from last year. In a nutshell, Affleck once again teased Damon for flexing his chiseled physique. 

"I am proud of him. Calvin Klein model. I think it's very impressive," Affleck said about a viral paparazzi shot of a shirtless Damon from the set of The Odyssey, as their banter continued with Damon trying to play coy but getting brutally roasted again.

"The director wanted me to get out there and lay on the couch and flex," Affleck mocked Damon, who tried to mitigate his embarrassment as he defered his bodily transformation to the filmmaker's decision, but Affleck was not having it.

Despite the playful banter, Damon’s muscular appearance from the set of Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation brought out the close friends’ good-humored relationship.

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With the humor, Affleck recognized Damon’s commitment to the physical transformation for the exhausting role of Odysseus amid high anticipation for the star-studded film.

The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan takes its basis from Homer’s ancient Greek poem about Odysseus’s adventurous journey home after the Trojan War. It is one of the boldest film undertakings of the last few years, taking on the IMAX 70 mm film cameras with the signature mixture of spectacle and emotional depth by Nolan.

Odysseus, the titular character, is played by Matt Damon, the warrior who never gives up despite suffering and wandering for a long time. The cast also includes other top-notch actors: Tom Holland as Telemachus (the son of Odysseus), Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, and many others.

Nolan’s The Odyssey is reportedly set for theatrical release by Universal Pictures on July 17, 2026, and the early visuals presenting Damon’s journey and breathtaking locations that whisper magic have already created ample buzz around the new take on the highly anticipated literary adaptation. 

Ben Affleck's humor not only reignited the buzz but also acknowledged Damon’s dedication to his metamorphosis for the grueling role of Odysseus, for the most anticipated film of the year.

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