{"id":15416,"date":"2026-07-24T06:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15416"},"modified":"2026-07-24T06:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T01:11:59","slug":"john-leguizamo-could-not-see-while-playing-blind-the-odyssey-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15416","title":{"rendered":"John Leguizamo &#8220;Could Not See&#8221; While Playing Blind &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/john-leguizamo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_john-leguizamo\" data-tag=\"john-leguizamo\">John Leguizamo<\/a> joined the cast of Christopher Nolan\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-odyssey\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-odyssey\" data-tag=\"the-odyssey\">The Odyssey<\/a><\/em>, he found himself immersed in the role in one major way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Golden Globe nominee recalled that he \u201ccould not see\u201d for up to 14 hours a day on the set of the blockbuster, which is now playing in theaters, due to the contact lenses he had to wear in portraying Odysseus\u2019 (Matt Damon) blind servant Eumaeus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cNot being able to see for 12 to 14 hours a day, like I couldn\u2019t see my phone, I couldn\u2019t read, I couldn\u2019t call,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbEzmU9Akty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a>. \u201cMy other eye wasn\u2019t clear either. I could not see. I had to be taken to the bathroom, I had to be brought back. I had to be taken to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tLeguizamo added, \u201cWhen I was alone, I just had to be inside my head because that\u2019s all I had. Too much time with my own thoughts. It\u2019s a dangerous thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAn adaptation of one of the first stories in human history, <em>The Odyssey<\/em> follows Odysseus (Damon) through the incredible trials and mythical encounters he faces on his decade-long journey home to wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland) after the Trojan War.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe film also stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong\u2019o, Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse Garcia, Will Yun Lee, Rafi Gavron, Shiloh Fernandez, Mia Goth, Travis Scott and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As John Leguizamo joined the cast of Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey, he found himself immersed in the role in one major way. 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