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Travis Scott Revealed in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Trailer

Movieweb reports the latest trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reveals that music superstar Travis Scott has joined the film's cast. The TV spot aired during the NFL game between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos, and Oscar-winning Matt Damon leads the ensemble as

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Ben Affleck says he trolled Dunkin' customers during unaired ad

People reports Ben Affleck, 53, recalled trolling Dunkin' Donuts customers while filming a commercial, saying he and Matt Damon told people in Medford, Massachusetts, "We don't have coffee" during a joint interview. Damon said the bit couldn't air because it involved telling drive‑

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The Rip draws on a 2016 Miami cash seizure but largely fictionalizes the case

Movieweb reports that Joe Carnahan's Netflix crime thriller The Rip is based on a real 2016 Miami cash seizure that provided the film's core premise. The movie, starring Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars and Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant JD Byrne, recreates many striking details

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Netflix thriller The Rip tops global streaming charts three days after release

Movieweb reports that Netflix's new action thriller The Rip has become a global streaming sensation, reaching the number one spot on the platform just three days (at the time of writing) after it was released and topping the streamer’s weekly chart. The film was directed by Joe

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Matt Damon says cancel culture can 'follow you to the grave'

Movieweb reports that Matt Damon, appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience, argued that people who face cancel culture can suffer public rejection that will "follow you to the grave" while discussing his decade-long career and his latest project, the Netflix action thriller The Rip. On the podcast, Damon

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Matt Damon criticises Netflix viewing habits while promoting The Rip

Matt Damon, whose $100m cop thriller The Rip is currently the most-watched film on Netflix, used an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience to criticise how the streaming service affects how audiences watch and how films are made. Damon contrasted theatrical screenings with home viewing, saying an IMAX screening is

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Damon and Affleck say Netflix urged early action beats and plot repetition

According to Movieweb, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck told The Joe Rogan Experience that, while making Netflix's The Rip, the streamer asked for a big action set piece in the first five minutes and even suggested it "wouldn't be terrible if you reiterated the plot

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Ben Affleck Says Food Poisoning During Emotional Armageddon Scene

Movieweb reports Ben Affleck has said he had food poisoning while filming a tearful scene opposite Bruce Willis in 1998's Armageddon. Affleck told Jake Hamilton in a recent interview that he "wasn't an experienced enough actor" at the time, which kept him from calling

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Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel reunited Damon and Affleck but underperformed

Collider reports Ridley Scott's 2021 medieval drama The Last Duel reunited Matt Damon and Ben Affleck but underperformed commercially, grossing $27 million worldwide on a $100 million budget. Developed as a Fox picture and ending up in Disney's hands after the studio merger, the film was

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Matt Damon says he missed the Milk role that went to Josh Brolin

Movieweb reports that Matt Damon says he was originally set to appear in Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk but was recast after a scheduling conflict, with Josh Brolin taking the part. Damon told USA Today he "loved the script" and had already done research on the

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Kevin Smith’s Dogma called the best Ben Affleck–Matt Damon collaboration

Collider says Kevin Smith’s Dogma is the peak of the creative partnership between Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, outranking more famous team-ups such as Good Will Hunting and their recent reunion in Netflix’s The Rip. In Dogma, Damon and Affleck play fallen angels Loki and Bartleby who discover

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The Rip ranks sixth among Matt Damon and Ben Affleck collaborations

Movieweb has ranked every Matt Damon and Ben Affleck movie collaboration, placing their Netflix crime thriller The Rip at number six on the list. The piece notes the pair have both costarred and traded cameos across a lengthy shared filmography, and that factors such as brief appearances can heavily influence

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What 'The Rip' Means in Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Netflix Thriller

Movieweb reports Netflix just released the action thriller The Rip, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, which follows a Tactical Narcotics Team whose detectives stumble on a sum of money far larger than anyone could have imagined. The film centers on the titular "Rip," a piece of police

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Affleck and Damon head Netflix action thriller The Rip

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in The Rip, a flashy, action-heavy thriller directed by Joe Carnahan that is available on Netflix on 16 January. The film reportedly had a budget close to $100m, and the streamer briefly agreed to change its pay structure to allow Affleck and Damon to

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Damon and Affleck’s The Rip draws on a Miami police episode

People reports that The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, premiered Jan. 16 on Netflix and was inspired by an experience involving Miami‑Dade law enforcement. The action thriller follows two Miami officers who discover millions of dollars in a deserted safehouse and begin to question whom they can

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Damon and Affleck’s Netflix Thriller The Rip Scores 88% on Rotten Tomatoes

Movieweb reports that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s new Netflix action thriller The Rip has received strong early reviews, standing at 88% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Joe Carnahan, the film leans into genre tropes such as dirty cops and epic shootouts and features an ensemble including

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Affleck and Damon lead Joe Carnahan’s Netflix thriller The Rip

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in The Rip, a Netflix crime thriller written and directed by Joe Carnahan that mostly unfolds over one night at a Miami stash house, Brandon Yu writes in his review. The plot centers on a police squad that discovers a pyramid of orange tubs

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Affleck and Damon Reunite in Joe Carnahan Thriller The Rip

According to Movieweb, The Rip reunites Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a Joe Carnahan–directed thriller on Netflix, with the pair playing Miami vice cops whose lieutenant is mysteriously assassinated and whose colleague Dane Dumars (Damon) steps into the post. The film follows a tip for a money bust

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Damon and Meyers Help Yankees Fans Handle 2002 Playoff Loss on SNL

Nbc: During the Season 28 premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 5, 2002, host Matt Damon and writer Seth Meyers used a Weekend Update segment to help Yankees fans cope after the team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Anaheim Angels. The sketch leaned on Damon and Meyers&

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Six new streaming releases this weekend, including The Rip and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Gamesradar highlights six new movies and shows to watch this weekend across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus and Hulu. On Netflix, The Rip — directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon alongside Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott

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Affleck, Damon and Fallon Recite Every Massachusetts Town on Tonight Show

Nbc reports that on January 13 Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Jimmy Fallon appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed a segment in which they recited every town and city in Massachusetts. The simple segment, titled "Three Guys from Boston Say Every Town and City in

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Matt Damon says Nolan's The Odyssey is the pinnacle of his career

Movieweb reports that Matt Damon called Christopher Nolan's upcoming film The Odyssey "the pinnacle of my entire career" during an appearance with Ben Affleck on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Damon plays Odysseus in Nolan's globe-trotting adaptation, which follows his long journey home

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Matt Damon attends New York premiere of The Rip with his wife and daughters

People reports that Matt Damon, 55, attended the New York City premiere of his Netflix film The Rip on Tuesday, Jan. 13, accompanied by his wife Luciana and their four daughters: Alexia, 25, Isabella, 19, Gia, 17, and Stella, 15. Three of the daughters — Isabella, Gia and Stella — posed with

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Netflix to pay crew bonuses for Affleck and Damon’s 'The Rip'

Netflix agreed to pay the entire production crew of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s new film, The Rip, a one-time bonus if the movie performs well on the service, the companies said. The film is set to debut on Netflix next Friday. Under the Artists Equity contract, all 1,

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Ford v Ferrari reaches sixth place on Netflix weekly chart

Movieweb reports that Matt Damon's $225 million sports biopic Ford v Ferrari (released 2019) is streaming on Netflix and is currently the sixth most popular film on the platform's weekly chart. Directed by James Mangold and featuring Christian Bale alongside Damon, the film also stars Caitríona