Matt Damon Reveals Why Kissing Scarlett Johansson Was ‘Hell’ While Filming 2011 Movie

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Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon We Bought a Zoo

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Many men would rapidly motion up for a accidental to fastener lips with Scarlett Johannson, but for Matt Damon, it was an unenjoyable task. The brace starred successful the 2011 flick We Bought A Zoo, and the dramedy had a kissing country conscionable for them. Unfortunately, Matt, 52, said they had to movie the country close aft Scarlett, present 38, ate a stinky sandwich. “I had to buss Scarlett Johansson — tin you ideate however horrible that was for me? It was hell!” helium sarcastically told Emily Blunt during a July 20 video they filmed with LADbible.

“What happened was, we did a changeable earlier luncheon and it was this bully small two-shot that ended successful the kiss. And it was truly good,” helium recalled. After the scene, some actors took a interruption and Scarlett ended up eating a sandwich that 1 should ne'er devour earlier kissing someone. “She and I some thought it was implicit … She ate, like, an bulb sandwich,” helium added, laughing astir the uncomfortable ordeal.

Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon We Bought a Zoo‘We Bought A Zoo’ came retired successful 2011 (Photo: Everett Collection)

The Academy Award victor explained that Scarlett realized her mistake erstwhile they got backmost connected set. “She came in, and [director] Cameron Crowe had acceptable the camera up, and it was similar a choky changeable of the kiss. She goes, ‘Ah s***! I virtually conscionable had an bulb sandwich!’” helium laughed. Although Matt said helium joked with Scarlett astir her “onion breath” the full time, helium said it really didn’t smell. “Her enactment smells similar roses!” helium claimed.

Although Matt talking astir Scarlett’s enactment whitethorn look harsh, the Black Widow actress antecedently outed Matt for being frightened of the snakes connected acceptable portion speaking to PEOPLE about the movie successful 2011. “He was beauteous terrified,” she revealed astatine the film’s New York City premiere. “He was decidedly sweating a bit, and possibly the sweat formed successful the country of his eye. I said, ‘Matt, these kids are practically juggling the snakes. Hold it together.’”

Scarlett Johansson and Matt DamonScarlett Johansson and Matt Damon airs astatine the premiere of ‘We Bought A Zoo’ (Photo: Desiree Navarro/Everett Collection)

“I’m acrophobic of snakes,” Matt confirmed. “And I got bullied into interacting with them by Scarlett and the kids.”

Matt has kissed — and told — astir his costars before. In 2012, Matt said his Behind The Candelabra co-star Michael Douglas was an unthinkable kisser. “For 1 scene, I had to travel retired of the pool, spell implicit to Michael Douglas, straddle him connected a chaise lounge and commencement kissing him,” helium told Playboy (via HuffPost). He aboriginal added, “Michael was a fantastic kisser.”

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