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Actor Matt Damon has described starring as Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming project “The Odyssey” as the biggest challenge of his career.

 

The actor said filmmaker avoids using green screen and prefers to keep "everything real".

 

"It was by far the hardest movie I’ve ever made. Chris likes to shoot everything real. So, there’s no kind of green screen, no faking it, no kind of studio stuff," Damon said in an Instagram clip on Saturday.

 

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The film, which is set to release on July 17, also features Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway and Charlize Theron.

 

It follows Greek King Odysseus, played by Damon, on a perilous 10-year journey home after the Trojan War. Beset by vengeful gods, sea monsters, and enchantresses, he fights to reunite with his wife, Penelope, played by Hathaway, and son, Telemachus, essayed by Holland.