In the name of the nose

The size of Matt Damon's nose has caused friction on the set of his latest film.

16:35 05 May 2004

The size of Matt Damon's nose has caused friction on the set of his latest film.

Director of "The Brothers Grimm" - Terry Gilliam - and studio boss Harvey Weinstein have clashed on whether the "Good Will Hunting" star should wear a large false nose.

Gilliam wants Damon to sport the conk extension - Weinstein is against it.

According to the Daily Express: "Terry had the make-up artist do tests and finally came up with exactly what he wanted - a large false nose for Damon."

But the source added: "Terry sent the tapes of the make-up tests to Harvey and received the all clear for the shooting, but Harvey didn't see the tapes until the day before shooting began. He then immediately called up Gilliam, wanting him to drop the prosthetics.

"Harvey claimed he had paid to have Matt Damon as his star so he wanted to see all of his face on screen. The last thing he wanted was for him to be unrecognisable."

Gilliam eventually backed down.

Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron have both recently won Oscars after "roughing up" their appearances for roles in "The Hours" and "Monster" .