Matt Damon is presently arduous at work on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and Ben Affleck needs to go to him on the set.
There’s one thing heartwarming in regards to the enduring friendship between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The pair began out collectively, and so they nonetheless appear to be as shut as ever. Whereas talking with GQ, Affleck defined how their careers started to take totally different paths when Damon began selecting his tasks based mostly on the director.
“Matt learned and knew earlier than I did to really key in on the director as the fundamental basis on which he’s going to make a decision whether to do a movie or not, which was a very wise choice,” Affleck mentioned. “And in addition he has actually had alternatives to do motion pictures that like—it’s not like I used to be saying, ‘No, Scorsese, no, Spielberg, I’m not going to be in your film.’ We’re in conditions of our alternatives, and we’re topic to that.“
Affleck continued, “I would’ve taken Saving Private Ryan. If Martin Scorsese called me and told me to play a waiter, I would take it. Steven Spielberg is one of the great filmmaking architects to ever live. I feel that way about Chris Nolan. I may go visit Matt on the set just to watch Nolan direct. I’m not even kidding at all.” The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his journey house after the ten-year Trojan Battle. The journey was stuffed with peril, together with encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe. At house, Odysseus is presumed useless, and his spouse Penelope and son Telemachus should deal with teams of unruly suitors who every need Penelope’s hand in marriage to manage the dominion.
Affleck will subsequent be seen starring in The Accountant 2. The long-belated sequel has been obtained surprisingly effectively, and our personal Chris Bumbray dug the movie after watching it at SXSW. “The Accountant 2 works terrifically well as a slam-bang buddy action comedy, with Affleck and Bernthal at their absolute best,” Bumbray wrote. “I love the sleek 87North-style action flicks that are in favour now, but The Accountant 2 is old-school in a way I’ve been missing. The extra emphasis on characterization only sweetens the pot. Bring on The Accountant 3!” You may take a look at the remainder of his assessment proper right here.
Talking of The Accountant 3, O’Connor does have one other potential sequel in thoughts. “I have a lot of thoughts about what to do with the third,” O’Connor mentioned. “I’ve been occupied with it for lots of years.“
The official synopsis for The Accountant 2 reads: “When her former boss is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) is pressured to contact Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) to unravel the homicide. With the assistance of his estranged however extremely deadly brother Brax (Jon Bernthal), Chris applies his good thoughts and less-than-legal strategies to piece collectively the unsolved puzzle. As they get nearer to the reality, the trio draw the eye of a few of the most ruthless killers alive—all intent on placing a cease to their search.“ The Accountant 2 will likely be launched in theaters on April twenty fifth.
