Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s friendship has been well-documented in Hollywood folklore for decades; there isn’t a more famous celebrity friendship in modern-day pop culture. The duo, most recently, collaborated on last year’s sports biopic Air , directed by Ben and starring Matt; both the superstars produced it together under their newly-formed production company Artists Equity. So what could be better than working with your best friend? “Working with your best friend’s brother too!” grins Matt.
While he has collaborated several times with Casey Affleck in the past, (the Ocean’s trilogy, Good Will Hunting, Interstellar and Oppenheimer are just some of the titles they have starred in as part of ensemble casts) Apple’s The Instigators will be the first time Matt and Casey headline a movie together. Playing reluctant partners-in-crime in the Boston-set heist comedy, the two (a desperate father in need of money and an ex-convict) serendipitously join hands to loot a corrupt politician. The only hitch in their plan? They are both terrible at being thieves.
When they botch their audacious attempt, a chaotic chase ensues involving not only cops, but also bureaucrats, crime bosses, and...
a therapist. Will the squabbling duo manage to resolve their differences and escape their adversaries? This image released by Apple TV shows Matt Damon, left, and Casey Affleck in a scene from ‘The Instigators’ Directed by Doug Liman and written by Chuck MacLean and Casey Affleck.