Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Reveal Bromantic Reason They Got Into Business Together [Video]

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are pinpointing the sweet reason they decided to get into business together.

The longtime friends, who grew up together in Boston, won Oscar gold for writing the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting, in which they also starred, before launching major Hollywood careers on their own.

In November 2022, they announced they were forming a production company together called Artists Equity, which has since produced movies like Air, The Instigators, Small Things Like These and Unstoppable.

Speaking to Deadline, Damon, 54, and Affleck, 52, shared what inspired their decision, which sparked while they were both acting in the Ridley Scott film The Last Duel, which came out in 2021.

“We had this experience on The Last Duel. Ben and I hadn’t written together in so long, and I watched that Peter Jackson Beatles documentary, the one that ends with that performance on the roof,” recalled Damon.

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