Matt Damon

New York Times profile, Empire

source: Matt Damon News Column

But understatement is often overlooked, as Mr. Damon is well aware. "There's a style of acting that tends to get rewarded,"Mr. Damon said. After a pause, he added, "It's not what I do." (His one acting Oscar nomination was for "Good Will Hunting.")

Published Fri, Oct 30

Damon, Brolin Set for Coen Bros.’ ‘True Grit’?

source: Matt Damon Fan

Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are reportedly close to signing up for the Coen brothers’ remake of the Western classic True Grit. Brolin is himself no stranger to Joel and Ethan Coen, having starred in their Oscar-winning thriller No Country for Old Men in 2007.

Published Wed, Oct 28

Easy ‘Informant’ Steven Soderbergh

source: Matt Damon Fan

The Oscar-winning film maker – who has previously worked on Hollywood blockbusters like ‘Erin Brockovich’ and ‘Oceans Eleven – says the dark comedy was a simple film to make because they lead actor Matt Damon was perfect for the role.

Published Wed, Oct 28

White (Wo)Man's Burden: Madonna, Malawi, & Celebrity Activism

source: Jezebel

In the new issue of African fashion magazine Arise, reporter Hannah Pool examines the idea that "all Africa ha[s] to offer the world was begging bowl." The article, titled "Good Will Hunting," starts off with a bang: As soon as Pool mentioned Matt Damon, I immediately thought of this bit fr...

Published Wed, Oct 28

"Matt Damon!" New Trailers for 'Invictus' and 'Green Zone'

source: Cinematical

Paul Greengrass' Green Zone, on the other hand, was shuffled out of the Oscar race once Universal decided to sort out its slate after a lackluster summer at the box office, and that may have been a wise move. Yahoo's trailer (which is also embedded below) comes across as more of a straight-up...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Invictus: First LookMatt Damon and Morgan Freeman team up to tell an inspiring tale.

source: topix.com

Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman team up to tell an inspiring tale. Directed by four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar , to help unite their country.

Published Mon, Oct 26

Matt Damon Is Watching You Direct So He Can Too

source: topix.com

Who would've thought that Ben Affleck would turn out to be an above average director? Out of the two very similar Denis Lehane adapted films, Gone Baby Gone and Mytic River , I much prefer Affleck's Gone Baby Gone .

Published Thu, Oct 22

Hereafter, various

source: Matt Damon News Column

Interestingly enough, Bendis named quite a few names who were rumored to star in the adaptation of his creation. He mentioned Matt Damon had signed on along with Gary Oldman, Casey Affleck, and Rachel McAdams. Of course he had to drop the name of David Fincher who was long rumored to direct th...

Published Thu, Oct 22