The hotly-anticipated collaboration between Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener on 'The Last Duel' could be moving forward any day now.
The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat
, which centers on the last officially recognized judicial duel in France in 1386. It was between Norman knight Jean de Carrouges and squire Jacques Le Gris.In the biopic, set in 1966, Damon stars as legendary automotive designer Carroll Shelby, who is hired by Henry Ford II to design a car that can defeat Ferrari at the famous sports car endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Shelby teams up with iconic race car driver Ken Miles to put their innovative design to the test.
As part of the high-octane drama, Damon and Bale both got to spend some time behind the wheel of some classic sports cars, and the actor admitted,"It was a lot of fun." "They were really twitchy and fun to drive," Damon said."They never let us do anything that's super dangerous [but] we also had some of the best drivers in the world driving for us… it was a really cool group of people."
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