Netflix has revealed that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting for a new crime-thriller calledRIP, confirming that this is an exciting new era for their collaborations. After winning an Oscar together for their star-making roles in the 1997 classicGood Will Hunting,Damon and Affleck have been regarded for decades as one of Hollywood’s most beloved friendships. The pair grew up together and had dreamed of making movies as kids, eventually getting into the business together.Damon and Affleck have collaborated many times since.
In 2022, Damon and Affleck founded their production company Artists Equity, and they’ve been hard at work developing new projects together since. Both actors starred in the 2023 movieAir, based on the true story of Nike’s recruitment of Michael Jordan in the 1980s. Ben Affleck will star in2025’sThe Accountant 2, a long-awaited sequel to his 2016 action movie, marking his first starring role for the company. That being said,RIPis perhaps the most exciting movie they’ve developed yet.
After Years Of Recent Collaborations, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Are Co-Starring In Netflix’s RIP
Damon & Affleck Are Finally Making A Crime-Thriller Together
Matt Damon and Ben Affleckspent over a decade in Hollywood working apart from each other before returning for their first major collaboration on Ridley Scott’sThe Last Duel. Aside from both appearing in the movie, the pair also co-wrote the script alongside Nicole Holofcener. They’ve since starred inAirtogether on top of producing each other’s projects, butRIPis the first movie they’ll be directly co-starring in as a duo. InGood Will Hunting,The Last Duel, andAir, Affleck essentially played a smaller supporting role behind Damon.
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A crime-thriller is perfect for Damon and Affleck to co-star in, given how much success they’ve both had in the genre. Damon starred in Martin Scorsese’s Best Picture-winning drama,The Departed, and one of thebest movies directed by Ben AffleckwasThe Town, which he also starred in. They’ll also be joined by exciting actors like Kyle Chandler, Sasha Calle, Steven Yeun, and more.
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Even After Nearly 30 Years, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck’s Shared Projects Keep Getting More Exciting
This Duo Doesn’t Get Old
Perhaps it’s the widely recognized knowledge of over four decades of friendship or just the fact thatDamon and Affleck are two of the most enjoyable movie stars of the past 30 years, but their collaborations together keep getting more exciting.
It might get tiresome to see certain pairings of movie stars on repeat, but like Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks or Julia Roberts and George Clooney, seeing Damon and Affleck together is something that will never get old.RIPshould be one of the more exciting streaming releases of 2025.
