The “Good Will Hunting” buddies have worked together for over three decades.
Ben AffleckandMatt Damonare working together once more.
Entertainment Weeklycan confirm that the lifelong friends will collaborate on the crime thrillerRIPfor Netflix, withJoe Carnahandirecting.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.Michael Kovac/Getty
The pair will also co-produce the movie together.
And that’s negative," he explained.
“But ultimately, it was sort of like, ‘f— that.
Ben Affleck in ‘Air’.Courtesy of Prime Video
I don’t know, let’s work together.’
Cause that’s the beautiful, that’s the fun.”
Damon said in the same interview.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in ‘The Last Duel’.20th Century Studios
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“I like to think I’ve been directing him my whole life,” Affleck responded.
“We did high school theater together,” Damon said.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’.Saban Films/Everett
“He’s been in my ear for fortysomething years.”
In the film, Damon plays a pathetic knight, while Affleck portrays a rambunctious count.
“I had fun every day on this movie,” Afflecktold EW.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in ‘Project Greenlight’.Frank Masi/HBO
“I wasn’t the star, I wasn’t likable.
I was a villain.
Affleck responded within five minutes, “Yes, of course Ill come back and play.”
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in ‘Jersey Girl’.Miramax
Damontold EWthat they revived the project in the mid-2010s due to the proliferation of smartphone cameras.
“Thats one thing that gave us a greater group of people to choose from this time around.”
Damon plays an executive who interviews Afflecks character for a job in one scene.
Ben Affleck in ‘The Third Wheel’.Miramax/courtesy Everett
Affleck explained his friends appearance inan interviewwith Larry King.
“Matt and I are buddies, and Matt and Kevin know each other and work together.
We called him and said, ‘Would you come in and play this part?'”
Ben Affleck in ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’.Dimension/courtesy Everett
It’s fun and nice.”
The scene only took about a day of shooting.
I remember feeling kind of wanting to react against it.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in ‘Dogma’.Lions Gate Films/courtesy Everett
And maybe not in a smart way."
“It was like a fun group of people to just be associated with,” Affleck toldVanity Fair.
“It felt special.”
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in ‘Good Will Hunting’.Everett Collection
Damon stars as the titular janitor-slash-math-wiz, while Affleck plays his aggressive yet supportive childhood friend.
Affleck told EW thatKevin Smith helped save the projectby vouching for his and Damons talents.
Damon was cast in a cameo role as an executive.
Joey Lauren Adams and Ben Affleck in ‘Chasing Amy’.Miramax Films / Courtesy Everett Collection
And Matt was better known than I was," Affleck said toVanity Fair.
Glory Daze (1995)
Afflecks first leading role came in the college comedyGlory Daze.
He plays a UC Santa Cruz art student reeling from a recent breakup.
Ben Affleck in ‘Glory Daze’.Fusion Studios
Damon has a non-speaking role as one of the protagonists former roommates.
You were there, in Boston.
It was one of the best experiences of my life.
The cast of ‘School Ties’.Everett Collection
We literally were next to a dump and thought we were kings.
“So I remember feeling like, wow.
We were really lucky to even be in the ball park.”
The cast of ‘Field of Dreams’.Everett Collection
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