Matt Damon has a new celebrity twin!
The renowned actor, who rose to fame as one of Hollywood’s most beloved heartthrobs, got mistaken for another popular entertainer at the FIFA World Cup final game.
Matt Damon is currently enjoying the attention from his latest movie, “The Odyssey.” He recently revealed he did an extreme thing for the project, plus the one thing he will never do again.
The entertainer attended the FIFA World Cup final game on July 19 with his longtime wife, Luciana Barroso. The couple was spotted among the fans during the match between Spain and Argentina, with Barroso representing her home country Argentina in a light blue-and- white ensemble.
By her side, Damon rocked a similar color palette, opting for a darker shade of blue. The lovebirds matched their casual ensembles with sunglasses, standing side by side when the cameras panned over to them, as seen in a clip shared on X.
The commentator spots Damon in the crowd but hilariously mistook him for another popular actor. “Brad Pitt is also among the fans here…Oh, it’s Matt Damon. That’s Matt Damon,” the sports commentator said. The fan who shared the clip reacted to the mistaken identity, writing:
“Matt Damon preparing for his next role as Brad Pitt.”
The Incident Sparks Hilarious Reactions From Fans
More fans found the commentator’s mistake hilarious, while others saw it as a huge compliment. An X user claimed it wasn’t a bad mistake to make, noting, “I’d be down to be confused with Brad Pitt, huge ego boost!”
Another echoed similar sentiments, claiming Damon was having “a hell of a weekend” from the success of his latest movie to attending the World Cup and getting mistaken for Pitt. “Getting mistaken for Brad Pitt really completes the hat trick,” a fan added.
Someone revealed the sports commentator wasn’t the only one who got confused about Damon’s identity. “Estonian commentators also said Brad Pitt at first, thought it was hilarious but apparently it wasn’t just them then!” the X user shared.
Matt Damon Once Claimed He Was Trying To Become Like Brad Pitt
The sentiments continued, with a fan arguing that Damon getting mistaken for Pitt “on a World Cup broadcast is absurdly on brand” for the actor. Damon and Pitt have starred in multiple movies together, with their most famous work being the “Ocean’s” trilogy.
Besides working together on movies, the pair appear to have a close bond, so much so that Damon could crack jokes about their relationship. In 2013, TODAY reported that the entertainer had caused a stir for suggesting Pitt was envious of him.
Damon clarified his words in an interview with the outlet, noting he meant that Pitt was envious of his life in New York City. He explained that his frequent co-star was jealous of how he could spend time with his kids in the Big Apple without being hounded by the paparazzi, unlike Pitt. He added:
“What else would it be? I spend my life trying to be like Brad Pitt.”
‘The Odyssey’ Star’s Point Of View On The Impacts Of Fame
The 2013 interview wasn’t the only time Damon had addressed the impacts of fame. On July 19, a fan shared his comments from an interview on X, where the actor reflected on the impacts of fame on one’s reality.
He claimed “the most bizarre” experience after becoming famous was that the world stayed the same while reality as he knew it became different. “Your subjective reality is altered forever because everybody treats you differently,” Damon shared.
According to the entertainer, the change in reality wasn’t something anyone could prepare for but “just something that you have to kind of deal with.” He noted that everyone has different ways of dealing with the change, and he was grateful to have a good support system.
Matt Damon Reveals The Extreme Thing He Did For ‘The Odyssey’
Days before the mistaken identity at the FIFA World Cup final game, The Blast shared that the award-winning actor had opened up about the strict lifestyle he had to adopt while preparing for the Christopher Nolan movie.
To portray Odysseus, the entertainer had to lose weight and drop down to 167 pounds. He claimed his transformation did not come about “in an unhealthy way,” explaining that he had to give up gluten, change his diet, and become intentional about everything he consumed.
The efforts paid off, but the Hollywood heartthrob declared that he would never put himself in the opposite scenario. “I think if I had done the opposite and put weight on, that would have been dangerous,” he said, noting he would never gain weight for a movie again.
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