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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Netflix Cop Thriller

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Netflix Cop Thriller

Published by Daniella Wilson

Writer-director Joe Carnahan bows at the altar of Michael Mann in The Rip, from the foreboding Miami nightscapes to a pulsing synth score by Clinton Shorter that echoes the tense atmosphere of classics like Thief and Heat. That’s not to say this gripping Netflix cop thriller is derivative, especially given that Carnahan has his own foundations in the genre, starting with his neo-noir breakthrough, Narc. While his new film doesn’t reshape the mold, an ace cast led by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck — who produced under their Artists Equity banner — and twisty plotting that bristles with paranoia and mistrust make it an entertaining watch. Inspired by true events, the film kicks off with a prologue in which Miami-Dade narcotics division captain Jackie Velez (Lina Esco) speeds through a rainy night while trying to keep a woman on the other end of the phone calm. She promises to protect her and get her out of a dangerous situation, but before she can reach the distressed woman, Jackie is shot and killed by two men …

Clint Eastwood Asked Matt Damon If He Wants to ‘Waste Everybody’s Time’

Clint Eastwood Asked Matt Damon If He Wants to ‘Waste Everybody’s Time’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Matt Damon is recalling his first on-set experience with Clint Eastwood in the director’s chair. During a recent appearance on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the Oscar winner said he quickly learned the legendary filmmaker’s directing style when he got shut down on his first day of filming 2009’s Invictus for asking to film another take. Eastwood is known for giving actors limited takes while filming. “So I was playing a South African rugby player, and that’s a really tough accent to do,” Damon remembered, adding that he “spent six months” working with a dialect coach to perfect the accent of his character, Francois Pienaar. “[The coach] would come in from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, we would work on this accent. … It was a lot of work and fun and great.” “And I showed up [on set] and I am ready and it’s my chance to work with one of my heroes,” The Odyssey actor continued. “The very first take, I did it… There are a number of ways I’m thinking …

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon give new film’s 1,200 crew members back-end bonuses

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon give new film’s 1,200 crew members back-end bonuses

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Ben Affleck and Matt Damon know that a collaborative on-set environment is key to motivating all those involved, which is why they brought back an old-school back-end bonus model for the 1,200 crew members working on their new movie, The Rip. Directed by Joe Carnahan, the crime thriller, out Friday on Netflix, will see the famous duo reunite on screen as Miami cops who become distrustful of those around them after discovering a stash of millions in cash. The longtime friends and collaborators also produced the movie through their production company Artists Equity. During a recent joint appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Affleck, 53, and Damon, 55, explained how they implemented their company’s main objective of profit-sharing to pay the movie’s crew members. “Netflix is obviously a streaming platform, business is obviously changing, there’s been a lot going …

Matt Damon reveals his wife Luciana first had a crush on Ben Affleck and ‘got the wrong one’

Matt Damon reveals his wife Luciana first had a crush on Ben Affleck and ‘got the wrong one’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Matt Damon has revealed that his wife of 20 years, Luciana Barroso, admitted to having a crush on his best friend before they ever met. A few months into their relationship, Barroso told her now-husband that she initially thought Ben Affleck, who co-starred with Damon in their 1997 film Good Will Hunting, was the cuter of the pair. “I met her best friend from high school, and it came out that the two of them went and saw Good Will Hunting together,” Damon, 55, said Monday on the Howard Stern Show. “Her best friend thought I was the cute one. And she thought Ben was the cute one.” He continued, “So she admitted to me. I’m like, ‘You got the wrong one?!’ She told …