Overview
- Damon made the disclosure on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live while promoting his Netflix film The Rip.
- He said he and Ben Affleck shelved the attempt because their screenplay “wasn’t good enough,” though he called the source material a great book.
- Peter Lefcourt’s 1993 novel follows married baseball superstar Randy Dreyfus and his team’s second baseman, D.J. Pickett.
- Coverage has linked the revelation to the mainstream success of queer sports drama Heated Rivalry, noting only speculative interest and no active development.
- Damon added that he has only heard about Heated Rivalry and has not been watching it.