Matt Damon feels no goodwill toward Oscars time. The actor, who will star this summer in Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated “The Odyssey,” was asked on Netflix’s “Skip Intro” podcast what he doesn’t dig about show business. “Awards season,” he said. “100%.” Damon, 55, has been nominated for three acting Oscars during his career — for … Read more
Actor Matt Damon claimed that Netflix requests that its films reiterate the plot “three or four times” in scenes to accommodate viewers on their phones. Damon and his longtime friend and fellow actor Ben Affleck joined the “Joe Rogan Experience” on Friday to promote their new film “The Rip,” which premiered on Netflix that same day. While … Read more
Amanda Knox revived her feud with Matt Damon after the actor and his “The Rip” co-star Ben Affleck weighed in on cancel culture. During a recent interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Damon, 55, and Affleck, 53, shared their thoughts on how cancel culture can be taken to extremes. At one point in their discussion, Damon suggested … Read more
Lina Esco and Ben Affleck laughed while going all the way. The actress, 40, confessed that the co-stars had a silly reaction to filming intimate scenes for their new crime thriller “The Rip.” “We were giggling,” Esco told People earlier this week. “We were just two dorks, dorking around.” Lina Esco attends Netflix’s “The Rip” … Read more
It’s not easy being a girl dad. Matt Damon got roasted by one of his daughter for his red carpet pose at the premiere of his new Netflix film, “The Rip,” in New York City on Tuesday. In a clip shared by Entertainment Tonight, Damon, 55, stood side-by-side with his best friend, co-star and fellow … Read more
Matt Damon remembered being put in his place by one of Hollywood’s finest as he reminisced on his decades-long career. During an appearance on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, the Oscar-winner revealed that Clint Eastwood had a few choice words for the actor while they worked together on the 2009 docudrama “Invictus.” While running down … Read more
Matt Damon tackled his end goal flawlessly. The actor, 55, opened up about cutting down his weight for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Greek epic “The Odyssey,” while on Jason and Travis Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast Wednesday. The retired athlete, 38, told the Hollywood vet that he looked “pretty yoked up” in set photos circulating online. Jason and Travis Kelce and Matt … Read more
No, Ben Affleck hasn’t gotten over his brutal Oscars snub for “Argo.” Affleck, 53, said he “benefited from sympathy” after Jimmy Kimmel acknowledged the actor’s two-time Critics’ Choice Awards win in a recent interview. “Well, yeah. That was like a year when everybody — it’s the horrible thing of everyone telling you all the time, ‘You’re … Read more
James Cameron is calling out the Academy Awards. “I don’t think about the Academy Awards that much,” the filmmaker, 71, told The Globe and Mail on Friday. “Intentionally, I don’t think about that at this point. I don’t try to make a movie to appeal to their sensibility… they don’t tend to honor films like ‘Avatar’ or films that … Read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger is saying hasta la vista, baby, to the “Terminator” movies. After starring in almost all of the films in the franchise since the titular project in 1984, the actor, 78, won’t be returning for the next installment. “I can safely say he won’t be [in it],” co-creator James Cameron told The Hollywood Reporter. … Read more
James Cameron is setting the record straight. The filmmaker, 71, is refuting Matt Damon’s claims that the actor was offered a role in the “Avatar” franchise, which ultimately went to Sam Worthington. “He was never offered the part,” Cameron told The Hollywood Reporter. “I can’t remember if I sent him the script or not. I … Read more
Ushered in by the equinox, ruling the skies from September 22 to October 22nd and riding the line between fastidious Virgo and brood-heavy Scorpio is armed with charm Libra. A Cardinal Air sign, Libra is symbolized by the scales and balances, the only sign under the big top of the zodiac wheel represented by an inanimate object. As … Read more
This is what happens when you don’t chew your food. During a new interview with Variety published Monday, Aug. 18, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel revealed how he once saved Matt Damon’s life after the “Good Will Hunting” star, 54, began choking on a rack of pork ribs. Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon at the World … Read more
How you like them abs? Matt Damon is getting roasted with a little help from his friends. Ben Affleck couldn’t hold back from teasing his longtime pal, 54, for his shirtless pictures while on set of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey.” Affleck, 52, joked that Damon’s body transformation was “the first time he got in shape in his life” … Read more
It’s an epic battle worthy of Homer. Hollywood titans Ralph Fiennes, 62, and Matt Damon, 54, have both undergone intense physical transformations to play the famous Greek warrior Odysseus. Fiennes’ gritty portrayal in Uberto Pasolini’s “The Return” debuted in December, while Damon is currently filming Christopher Nolan’s more action-packed version “The Odyssey.” Pictures of the … Read more
Matt Damon is ripped and ready. The shirtless actor, 54, was pictured with a chiseled physique while shooting on set of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey” in Favignana, Italy, on Tuesday. Damon was on location with Zendaya, 28, as the pair were photographed on a rocky hillside. The “Air” star showed off his rugged look … Read more
In Hollywood, nothing is guaranteed. Ben Affleck recently revealed that in this business, anything could lead to the end of his career. “We’re all subject to this sort of insecurity in this business,” the 52-year-old told Deadline earlier this month. “Whether we’re actors or directors or writers, the phone could stop ringing for us.” Ben … Read more
Jennifer Lopez is maintaining a friendship with Matt Damon as she divorces his best friend, Ben Affleck. Lopez, 56, and Damon, 53, reunited at the Toronto Film Festival over the weekend where they had an intimate conversation that involved holding each other’s hands. A source told PEOPLE that Lopez is “very close with Matt” and … Read more
To be a fly on the wall for that conversation. Jennifer Lopez and Matt Damon were photographed having an intimate chat while holding hands at an afterparty for their new movie, “Unstoppable,” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday. The pair enjoyed alone time amid Lopez’s divorce from Ben Affleck, who has been best … Read more
Jennifer Lopez revealed to audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival the moving reason she was drawn to her new movie, “Unstoppable.” The star, 55, got personal during an audience Q&A on Friday following the premiere of the inspiring sports drama based on the true story of Anthony Robles, the NCAA champion wrestler born with … Read more