The pair star in The Instigators, a heist comedy that brought them back to their hometown of Boston. Not everyone, though, was pleased.
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are born and bred Bostonians. It’s where they grew up, lived together and then starred in their breakout hit., the reaction from locals was less starstruck and more nonplussed. “It’s right in the neighbourhood, so you might as well,” shrugged one woman, who told local news siteshe was a “little bit” of a Damon fan as she waited to watch filming. Another complained, “What a mess. Freakin’ Boston, you guys.
He didn’t write it with Damon in mind, though – “I always send him movies to do as an actor, and he never wants to do them. So I stopped dreaming,” says Affleck. He did want Damon to direct, though. But, again, Damon said no.was his wife, Luciana Barroso, who stepped in as a producer, along with Damon and Ben Affleck and their company Artists Equity.“I feel like I have to defend myself here,” says Damon. “I do love Casey’s writing, and I love every chance I can to work with him.
“I remember how good Casey was in that movie,” says Damon. “Ben and I always said he was the best actor in the movie. But I do remember the first day of filming, Ben and I were in the front seat of a car, Casey was in the back. We were shooting this scene and Gus says action, and Casey goes, ‘Can I get a double burger? ’
“That was a big deal. And I didn’t think this , but looking back, it must have changed my attitude completely about what you can do in the industry. You don’t have to just be, you know, hat in hand, door to door, looking for a job. You can make it.”These days, Damon isn’t so worried about Affleck taking a big swing. At 53 and 48, respectively, they have the kind of deep friendship they agree is rare in an industry that’s built on finding the next shiny new thing.
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