Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s friendship goes way beyond their personal bond.
Their professional collaborations have brought appreciation, applause, and acclaim to the dou, including their first Oscar together for ‘Good Will Hunting’ in 1998 and founding their studio Artists Equity in 2022.
Be it on camera, off camera, or behind the camera, their collaborations have always made headlines.
However, reports suggest that Ben Affleck’s messy divorce proceedings with Jennifer Lopez have led to a delay in the dou’s upcoming project.
Recently, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Jennifer Lopez were involved in their latest outing, ‘Unstopable.’
It was a sports biopic, produced by the BFFs, featuring Lopez in a supporting role. After a limited theatrical release, the movie will be coming out on Prime Video in January 2025. The film created many awkward discussions with Jennifer Lopez making all red carpet appearances or going to screening alone, while Ben has missed out on the action.
All this while, Ben has been relying heavily on his best friend Matt. A source told Page Six, “Matt has always been an amazing friend to Ben, and he’s really, really being there for him right now.”
Though Matt is being by Ben’s side on the personal front, on the professional side of their work, the upcoming Netflix crime thriller ‘RIP’ has been derailed for some time. The source said that the reason is Ben’s divorce from Jennifer. “With Ben’s divorce and everything going on in his personal life, production on the film has slowed, and there’s no release date at the moment,” the insider said.
“[Ben and Matt are] still working on the project, but there’s not a firm deadline with any of it,” added the source.
Further, though the Artists Equity co-founders have several other projects in the pipeline, ‘RIP’ is at the top of the list. However, explaining the delay, the source mentioned,Things just haven’t been progressing as quickly as they initially planned.”
