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29th March 2023
10:54am BST

On the red carpet for Air, Damon revealed that: "Someone just tried to pitch Ben [Affleck] Good Will Hunting 2. I shit you not, that happened. He told me that today, that's the reason why its at the top of my mind. He was like 'You're not going to believe what I heard...'" When asked if it was a serious pitch, or if it was a remake or a TV series, Damon replied: "Yeah. This was a flat-out sequel. I don't get it. [They had the whole story.] It was a pitch. And now that we have a studio, ask me this question again next year, I'll have even [weirder] answers for you." Released in 1997, Good Will Hunting was co-written by Damon and Affleck, with both actors also starring in the movie. It would go on to be nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning of two of them: Best Supporting Actor (for Robin Williams), and Best Original Screenplay (for Damon and Affleck). Against a $10 million production budget, the movie made over $225 million worldwide at the box office. A few years back, JOE had the opportunity to chat to Damon about the infamous bench scene with Robin Williams in that movie, and you can check out his emotional response to that right here: Main image via Variety/TwitterMatt Damon says someone just tried to pitch "Good Will Hunting 2" to Ben Affleck: "I don't get it!" https://t.co/n0Q96FyCJM pic.twitter.com/VUpNQzcBWs
— Variety (@Variety) March 28, 2023
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