Matt Damon

Matt Damon was worried about playing a rugby player in new film 'Invictus'. The actor portrays 6ft 4in former South African captain Francois Pienaar but was concerned his 5ft 10in frame wasn't enough.

Another report on Matt's American Cinematheque Award is at the Hollywood Reporter: Interviews with Matt on the set of School Ties are here. People For Matt Damon, who lost the SAG Award for his role in Invictus, the best part of his night was "just seeing my wife in that dress."

Matt Damon and Stanley Tucci deep in conversation at the SAG Awards post party while Justin Timberlake hung at the “Invictus” table, George Clooney partied solo and Cuba Gooding Jr. sipped on a Grey Goose cocktail as he congratulated Jon Hamm.

Matt and Lucy attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards in LA on Saturday. Matt didn't win, but he mouthed the words 'Hi Alexia' to his step-daughter when his name was announced. Photos (including one with Jeff Bridges) are from Getty and Zimbio, with a panoramic photo at the LA Times.

Matt Damon reveals that his assistant bought him dinner with Morgan Freeman as a present.

One of the benefits for Damon playing Pienaar was he got to get back in shape after playing the pudgy Mark Whitacre in The Informant! Nearly 50 writers with ties to the city - from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Junot Díaz, Robert B. Parker, and Alice Hoffman - contributed essays or excerpts fro...

James Cameron reveals that Jake Gyllenhaal and Matt Damon were considered for the Avatar lead role.

Damon has nine $100 million-plus films on his résumé — two of which have crossed the $200 million level. Gyllenhaal, meanwhile, doesn't have the blockbuster background that Damon does (only "The Day After Tomorrow" topped $100 million), but he's undeniably one of the biggest stars in Ho...

Herald & Review (blog) The Informant' home video release Herald & Review (blog) Almost two years after the filming was completed, the Matt Damon film about Mark Whitacre's role in revealing Archer ...

Matt Damon was so good in Steven Soderbergh’s not totally cooked, "The Informant!" If the movie had been better Damon would be up for a lead actor Oscar. But it's not, so we turn to "Invictus." Damon is pumped up and buff as South African rugby captain Francois Pienaar. He’s also got the accent d...

By Kaiser Damon says that Mandela couldn’t save his country alone, though. “It’s so great as any father of girls will tell you,” Damon gushed. “It’s the best.” Matt Damon at the UNCEIF event on December 10, 2009, in Los Angeles. Credit: WENN. Additional photos of Matt and Lucy, credit: FAME.

By Celebitchy Shakira recently sat down with MTV News to chat about the song and explained that Damon’s name was just the right fit for the tune. “I know Matt Damon,” she said. “I know him and his wife. It’s all good. This is a song and Damon really rhymed with the other word. Matt Damon is actually a terrific dude —...

PR-inside.com (press release) The good ones are gone or not able/ And Matt Damon's not meant for me." When MTV News caught up with Damon at the "Invictus" junket, the Oscar winner ... DAMON'S DASH FOR SICK DADContactmusic.com all 7 news articles »

Clint: "It's fun working with young Matt." Friedman also talked with Matt about Bourne 4. An amusing take on the saga by the Guardian is here. Star Matt Damon tells me he isn’t going ahead with the fourth "Bourne" movie without director Paul Greengrass.

By Michael d'Estries In the episode, Damon tried to enlist the star power of Vince (played by Grenier) to travel on a mission to Ohio to help fight hunger amongst children. Work obligations prevented Vince from going on this trip, but Damon wouldn’t let him get off that easy. Showing true dedication to the charit...

Recently, a viral video surfaced of Matt verbally attacking Entourage’s Adrian Grenier as they film a public service announcement for OneXOne. In the video, Adrian fumbles his lines and Matt curses and berates the actor. Matt Damon Freaks Out On Adrian Grenier — VIDEO

A long discussion by journalist David Poland with Steven Soderbergh is available in MP3 format at this link. In this Spanish interview Matt talks about the Liberace movie, working with friends and moving away from Miami. Can anyone confirm that Matt says he didn't have many friends in Miam...

By Erik Davis I personally think they're filming something for an upcoming Entourage episode and decided to have a little fun at the same time by throwing together this little viral video. Either way it's pretty hilarious, and I wish it went on a drop longer so we could really watch cameo king Matt Damon f...

By Cinematical staff If you're about to dig into a mid-'90s "period piece" about a plain nebbish at a food additive company who decides to blow the whistle on his corporation's illegal price-fixing practices, well, you better get a few interesting people to bring this sort of story to the screen. With a leading...

Twelve years ago he was the baby-faced actor from Cambridge who captured moviegoers as the troubled boy genius Will Hunting and then brought his mother as his date to the Oscars. George wrote the last Bourne movie, he wrote Ocean's Twelve, and it's his directing debut," says Damon. "When Ph...

By Elisabeth Rappe Once Clint Eastwood casts you in a movie, you're his friend for life and you'll probably enjoy a steady supply of work until the terrible day he decides to retire. (If I was a young actor at Warner Bros, I would just happen to walk by his office with bagels and coffee, just in case he was hungry an...

Steven Soderbergh's droll new comedy, "The Informant!," tells a corporate-whistleblower story that's so whacked-out, there seems no way it could be true. But it is. Just as his ADM employers are getting concerned about the corn-syrup virus, Mark comes to them with a new problem: He's bee...

Reviews for The Informant! are strong - including four stars from Roger Ebert, four stars at the National Post and a great review at the New York Times. The movie is released today in the US and Canada. Baz Bamigboye at the Daily Mail mentioned a possible new project with Matt and George Cloone...

By Gesnarf! This sounds like a winner to me. Another un-moronic comedy I'd actually pay to see. Matt Damon seems to really go for broke in there and show once again how talented he is. AND our friend Roger Ebert gave it four stars. I mean, what more do you need?

By Kaiser Matt Damon insists the Oscars are no indication of whether films are good or not - even though he’s a past winner. The Bourne Supremacy star picked up a Best Screenplay Oscar in 1998 for Good Will Hunting, a film which also earned him a Best Actor nomination - but he’s skeptical about the way th...

Directed by Dirty Harry star Eastwood, the film will feature Morgan Freeman as Mandela and Bourne Identity actor Matt Damon playing Francois Pienaar – the man presented with the trophy in a moment widely seen as the birth of modern South Africa.

Starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne––a highly-trained assassin on the run from a shadowy government agency––the Bourne movies offer non-stop action, edge-of-your-seat suspense and spectacular chase sequences brimming with international espionage ...

By Dorothy Damon met Beardon when he was working as a technical advisor on the grim Cold War spy film The Good Shepherd, in which Damon played a fictionalized version of legendary CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton. Damon has acted in several spy movies, including three as discarded CIA s...

By Dorothy We’ve never made it much of a secret that most of the staff around here doesn’t like anime movies. I personally don’t have anything specifically against them. I just haven’t found any that really appeal to me. Of course, anime fans are quick to try to remedy this, and I’ve always been told that I...

Jason Bourne is at #32 of Empire magazine's list of the Greatest Movie Characters. More quotes from Joel McHale about The Informant are at TV Guide and the Seattle Times: Gus Van Sant discussed replacing Matt in Milk at Canwest News Service:

As Beck opens the new Club Nokia, Miche bitches about the high cost of tickets to the Indie Christmas party. Miche is sad that Jesse and Deanna have broken up. The movie Che is pretty long. Radio Nowhere with "Cortez and Pisarro," available on the Podsafe Music Network (http://music.mevio.com...

By J.S. Peyton Lately, with the audiobook business booming, actual Hollywood stars are frequently stepping behind the mic. Kevin Spacey has read Bob Woodward. Oprah reads White Oleander. Matt Damon reads A People's History of the United States. While a big-name Hollywood actor may help sell a title, usi...

After winning an Oscar with best friend Ben Affleck in 1997 (Good Will Hunting), Matt Damon had a kick start to his career that most actors would only have dreamed of. Since then, not a year has gone by without box office success for Hollywood’s hottest actor. Damon has proven himself success...

Kimmel's video stars the likes of Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Don Cheadle, Robin Williams, Huey Lewis, Rebecca Romijn, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, "Lost" star Dominic Monaghan, Joel and Benji Madden, Josh Groban, Christina Applegate, Meat Loaf, Jane's Addiction's Perry F...

By Alyk Earlier this year, Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon put together a tape for Sarah’s boyfriend, Jimmy Kimmel, called “I’m Fucking Matt Damon.” Last night, Jimmy had his revenge with Matt’s BFF Ben Affleck. Featuring appearances by: Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Cameron Diaz, Joan Jett, Macy Gr...

The return of Matt Damon as Jason Bourne in The Bourne Ultimatum also proved a potent mix, chasing its way to the No. 2 slot in the Forbesies list with $442.7 million in global box office (No. 9 overall in the worldwide rankings) and a No. 6 finish in the MetaCritic comparisons based on its overall...

By Bob Sassone The video after the jump is from last night's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Silverman was a guest (as she often is on the show), and decided to confess something to Kimmel. She made a video back in October (but it wasn't shown until now because of the show's hiatus during the writers strike) for Kimmel's b...

A secret music video featuring Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon that was unveiled on Thursday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live fifth anniversary show is getting so much viral buzz that the show decided to air it once again on Friday night’s show.

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33.  Can you say 'non-stop action'?  True summertime popcorn thriller, the action never stops, except once, if I remember correctly.  Matt pulls this role off like a walk in the park.  He makes it look easy, fighting 6 guys at a time, driving a motorbike up a wall, able to leap tall buildings in...

By Raye, CBB Contributor Asked if he and wife Luciana are planning to add to their brood, which also includes Luciana's daughter Alexia, 9, from her previous marriage, the Bourne Ultimatum star jokes,. We're not planning on following Brad and Angie's ...

By Sarah, CBB News Editor Actor Matt Damon, 36, goes for lunch in NYC with his wife Luciana, mom Nancy (who's visiting from Boston) and daughters Alexia, 9, and Isabella, 13 months. Photos by Splash News, splashnews.com, splashnewsonline.com. She rides in a Bugaboo Cameleon in...

By Kevin Kelly Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man is probably some of the most bizarre, and most genius, piece of Hollywood casting in a comic-book movie ever. I still remember when people were scratching their heads over the whole Michael Keaton as Batman news ... but he didn't have the same reputatio...

By lburch Well, they gang is really taking advantage of all that Hawaii has to offer during the group's vacation. Jennifer Garner joined actor and wife Luciana as they learn how to paddle surf in Hawaii. Jen took Luciana's daughter Alexa along for a ride down the river.

By Sarah, CBB News Editor Alexia Barroso, 9, hitches a ride with Jennifer Garner, 35, as she learns to paddle surf in Hawaii. Also having a lesson were Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso Damon. Photo by Flynet.... Alexia Barroso, 9, hitches a ride with Jennifer Garner,  35, as she learns to paddle surf in Hawaii. Also having a l...

By Mel Odom Ocean’s Thirteen brings back a star-studded cast headed by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon. They are once more backed by Elliott Gould, Don Cheadle, Shabao Qin, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, and Carl Reiner in great support roles.

By Rilio Mastrantonio George Clooney (Danny Ocean) may not be Frank Sinatra and Brad Pitt (Rusty Ryan) may not be Dean Martin, but they certainly have some serious on-screen moxie playing likable criminals. Frank had the “rat pack” whose exploits are legendary and forever engrained in Hollywood lore. Current...

By Sarah, CBB News Editor Isabella Damon, who celebrates her first birthday tomorrow, was spotted out for a walk with mom Luciana and dad Matt Damon in Soho earlier today. More images at Just Jared. Photos by INF; Splash News, splashnews.com, splashnewsonline.com Isabella wears Abigail...

The third roll of the dice for George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and their merry band of casino crooks is an almost certain winner for its makers, a break-even deal at best for audiences. Read more! The third roll of the dice for George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and their merry band of...

George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon have been in Cannes for the world premiere of Oceans 13.