Matt Damon says Beatles documentary convinced him to keep working with Ben Affleck

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"Matt Damon credited Peter Jackson's Beatles docuseries, Get Back, for inspiring him to make more films with Ben Affleck. The Massachusetts-born actors have a long standing relationship with each other in Hollywood, first gaining high appraisal for their work together on Good Will Hunting, which earned them the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Over the past five years, the two have starred in three films together after Damon was moved to tears by the 2021 Beatles documentary, knowing that the famous band never worked together again."

"Who cares if we oversaturate the marketplace with movies we're both in? Damon said in an interview with GQ. We're crazy if we don't take advantage of the fact that we are both still here and able to do this. Their most recent films include The Last Duel, Air and their latest, The Rip. The project, directed by Joe Carnahan of Smokin Aces and The Grey, portrays the dynamic duo in a cop thriller set in Miami."

The Independent reports from the ground on issues ranging from reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, investigating topics like Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and producing documentaries such as 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The Independent remains paywall-free, trusting Americans across the political spectrum, and requests donations to keep journalists reporting from both sides of stories. Matt Damon credited Peter Jackson's Beatles docuseries Get Back for inspiring renewed collaboration with Ben Affleck. The pair have a long-standing Hollywood relationship since Good Will Hunting and have starred in three films together in five years, including The Last Duel, Air, and The Rip, directed by Joe Carnahan.

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