Overview
- At the Jan. 13 New York premiere of The Rip, Damon told People that life changes such as having children have reshaped the friendship, though he said their core connection remains the same.
- Damon and Affleck met in 1980 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, auditioned together as teens, and won an Academy Award for co-writing Good Will Hunting in 1997.
- The pair reunited as actors and producers on The Rip, which began streaming on Netflix on Jan. 16 and features Teyana Taylor, Kyle Chandler, Steven Yeun, and Sasha Calle.
- Affleck told Variety they arranged a deal tying crew bonuses to the movie’s Netflix performance, with reporting indicating 1,200 workers would be eligible.
- They reduced joint projects in the late 2000s and early 2010s before reuniting creatively and forming the production company Artists Equity in 2022.