Jon Bernthal Praises 'The Odyssey' Director Christopher Nolan, Says the Way He Works Is 'Almost Inhuman' - Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip

Jon Bernthal is gushing over Christopher Nolan!

The 49-year-old actor worked with the acclaimed filmmaker on the upcoming movie The Odyssey, where he plays Menelaus, the king of Sparta.

In a recent interview, Jon praised Christopher, and even dished about an outing with his co-stars from the film.

“Nolan is a guy who was literally put on earth to do the very thing that he’s doing,” he told Esquire. “There’s no one working as hard as him. It is almost inhuman, his appetite and hunger to work and to drive forward. He is the quintessential perfect leader. You would follow him anywhere.”

Jon also recalled taking his castmates out for dinner after wrapping his scenes for the movie.

“I told them, ‘Whatever you think in the day-to-day, just know you are going to look back on this and it will be the defining moments of your life. These relationships, these friendships, what you guys have built together, not because you’re part of this unbelievable movie, not because it’s got to be the biggest movie in the world, but because of the blood, sweat, and tears that you guys laid out with each other, for each other, every single day.’”

Among the star-studded cast includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Tom Holland and Zendaya, who Jon also stars with in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

“I love him; I love his other half,” Jon told Esquire about the married couple. “I love them as a couple.”

If you missed it, you can catch Jon, Tom and Zendaya in the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer!

Be sure to also check out the latest The Odyssey trailer.

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