Casey Affleck and Matt Damon.Photo: BACKGRID
The boys are back in town.
Matt DamonandCasey Affleckwere spotted on the set of their upcoming movieThe Instigatorsin their hometown of Boston on Wednesday, dressed casually as they filmed near a firehouse on the city’s Cambridge Street.
Damon, 52, wore light-wash blue jeans, a long-sleeved gray shirt and black sneakers, whileBen Affleck’s fellow-Oscar-winning younger brother, 47, was dressed similarly, completing his own ensemble in a green Dartmouth hoodie.
It is the latest of several projects Casey and Damon have worked on together — some with Ben, some without — since they first starred in 1997’sGood Will Hunting, which earned Damon and Ben anAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Boston firefighter Paul Blaikie told the station of the pair, who took photos with real firefighters, “You had to pretend Matt Damon and Casey Affleck aren’t in your firehouse taking your gear.”
Next up for Damon and Ben isAIR, the first film from Artists Equity that also marks Ben’s first time directing since 2016’sLive By Night.
Based on a true story, the movie stars Ben as Philip Knight, the co-founder of Nike, Inc., while Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro, the sports-marketing executive who helped signNBAlegendMichael Jordanto Nike and launch Air Jordan sneakers.
Ben and Damon appear in the film alongsideChris Tucker,Viola Davis, her husbandJulius Tennon,Jason Bateman,Chris Messina,Marlon WayansandGustaf Skarsgård.
While Casey doesn’t appear inAIR, he is slated to act alongside Damon this summer inChristopher Nolan’s upcoming biographical filmOppenheimer, featuringCillian Murphyin the title tole.
source: people.com
