The Odyssey actor detailed how his stepdaughter Alexia Barroso, 27, also fell in love with filmmaking and is now working as a cinematographer.
“She's done about 12 movies,” Matt told E! News during an exclusive interview. “[She’s] worked on the camera team all over the world.”
In fact, Alexia—the daughter of Matt’s wife Luciana Barroso Damon and her ex-husband Arbello Barroso—has even worked in the camera department on a few of his films, including 2021’s The Last Duel and 2024’s The Instigators.
As for whether Matt and Luciana’s other daughters Isabella Damon, 20, Gia Damon, 17, and Stella Damon, 15, are planning to pursue the family business?
“The other three might,” the Good Will Hunting screenwriter continued. “I have one who's at NYU now, who's a fantastic writer, so I could see her following me into screenwriting. And we have two still in high school, so we'll see.”
Regardless, Matt always keeps his daughters close in spirit. After all, his portrayal in The Odyssey—which costars Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Lupita Nyong’o—was influenced by missing his girls while on set.
“It was a very easy feeling to tap into,” he said of his character Odysseus’ longing to return home. “My kids came over and visited it at times, but there were long stretches where we were apart. So, obviously I was thinking about a lot of the same stuff that Odysseus was thinking about.”
But that’s not to say the Oscar winner will turn down a future opportunity to work with director Christopher Nolan again.
“I absolutely love the way he works,” shared Matt, who also starred in filmmaker’s 2014 movie Interstellar and 2023 film Oppenheimer. “I love his crew. These experiences I've had have been just phenomenal, and he just prioritizes the project that he's working on, and just a great person to collaborate with.”
Plus, as Matt put it, “And I also just happen to be a fan of his movies, which really helps.”
The Odyssey releases in theaters July 17. Before then, read on to see what other movies are hitting screens soon.
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Legendary director Steven Spielberg is back with this sci-fi thriller starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo.
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When a ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl (Milly Alcock), reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
The little yellow guys return for a new animated adventure set in 1920s Hollywood. Featuring the voices of Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Zoey Deutch, and Jesse Eisenberg.
Disney adds to their live-action remake roster with this reimagining of the 2016 animated hit. Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui and Catherine Laga'aia stars as Moana.
A seriously all-star cast assembles for director Christopher Nolan's epic take on the ancient Greek poem. Starring Matt Damon, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway and many more.
This new chapter of the superhero franchise finds Peter Parker (Tom Holland) living and crime-fighting alone in New York, having erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Zendaya returns as MJ and Sadie Sink joins the cast.
Based on the beloved Dr. Seuss book, this animated adaptation will feature the voices of Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang, and America Ferrera.
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An insanely star-studded cast of MCU fan-favorites return to our screens in this fifth installment of the Avengers film series.
Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet return to deliver the epic conclusion to director Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy. Also starring Jason Momoa, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson, and Javier Bardem.