More than 25 years after they set out to make it in Hollywood, BenAffleck and MattDamon are once again a team
NEW YORK -- While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing"The Last Duel," their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough,"Good Will Hunting," they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing.
To Affleck,"Air" -- in which the then-upstart Nike pursues a sneaker deal with Jordan while his mother advocates for his worth -- represents what they hope to do with their new company. Those memes? Affleck blames them on out-of-context moments and the result of always having a dozen cameras pointed at him.
One person they've convinced in their new endeavor is Viola Davis. Though Jordan's mother was originally a very small role, the NBA legend stressed her importance to the story when meeting with Affleck. Jordan said Davis was the only actor for the part. Upcoming films for Artists Equity include"The Instigators," a heist film starring Damon and Casey Affleck, and"Unstoppable," with Lopez and Jharrel Jerome. Though Lopez's range has been on display in recent films like"Hustlers," Hollywood has often seemed unsure of how to utilize her talent.
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