Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s friendship is the stuff of Hollywood legend; dating back to 1997’s Good Will Hunting and the pair’s first Academy Award win, the childhood friends have collaborated on several more films, including three in the past five years. Damon spoke to GQ about what drives him to choose to work with Affleck again and again, having previously cited Peter Jackson’s documentary about The Beatles, Get Back, and its final title card that notes the four men never worked together again. Expanding on this sentiment, Damon explained to GQ that he told Affleck, “Who cares if we oversaturate the marketplace with movies we’re both in? We’re crazy if we don’t take advantage of the fact that we are both still here and able to do this.” After working together on Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel in 2021, which they co-wrote and which Damon stars in, Affleck directed Damon in 2023’s Air. The pair’s next collaboration is The Rip, slated for release on Netflix in January 2026 and starring both men.
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