Matt Damon Praises New ‘Jason Bourne’ Director Edward Berger But Stops Short Of Confirming His Return: “I’m Not Getting Any Younger”

Andrew Scott stars as the infamous Tom Ripley in Netflix’s new limited series “Ripley,” which premieres on April 4. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling novels, the series begins when a wealthy man hires Ripley to travel to Italy and convince his vagabond son to return home. In accepting the job, this marks “the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder,” per the release.

Author Patricia Highsmith’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and all the subsequent novels are obviously huge in the literary canon of crime and psychological thrillers.

You may have seen the 1999 hit thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley… well, there’s now an 8 episode series titled Ripley following the same story line, starring Andrew Scott in the title role of Tom Ripley!

Oscars. The uncertainty surrounding the strikes and the restrictions guilds placed on promoting contenders played havoc on Oscar campaigns. But some fared better than others thanks to the labor unrest, according to half-a-dozen industry watchers and awards experts who spoke with Variety.

Beanie Feldstein, Margaret Qualley, and Geraldine Viswanathan are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Matt Damon has confirmed that he is open to the prospect of starring in a new instalment in the Bourne franchise.It was first reported back in November that a new Bourne film might be in the works, with All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger in talks to helm the project.In an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last week, Damon confirmed that Berger is indeed in the early stages of developing the new film, and expressed an interest in returning as the amnesiac action star.“There is a great director named Edward Berger,” Damon said. “All Quiet on the Western Front is a fantastic film, and he’s wonderful and he said he had an idea.

Mark Wahlberg is still hoping for a chance to work with fellow Bostonians Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Well, these are dangerous waters Ben Affleck is wading into…

six years after they divorced.The “Yes Day” actress, 51, is currently in talks to star alongside Affleck’s bestie Matt Damon in his Netflix project “Animals,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.The upcoming crime thriller will be produced by the “Argo” director, 51, alongside Damon, 53.Affleck will be directing the production and work is set to begin in March in Los Angeles. The storyline revolves around a a mayoral candidate and his wife who must save their son after he is kidnapped.

Christopher Nolan has revealed the reason why his longtime collaborator Michael Caine didn’t appear in Oppenheimer.The Oscar-nominated film took the box office by storm last year, and saw Cillian Murphy take on the role of the titular theoretical physicist who helped develop the first nuclear bomb.The project marked Murphy’s sixth time working with the renowned director, and first time taking on the lead role following supporting slots in Batman Begins and Dunkirk.However, Oppenheimer did not feature an appearance from another one of the director’s longtime collaborators: Michael Caine.The London actor has featured in eight of his films including The Dark Knight, Inception, Dunkirk, The Prestige and Interstellar, and speaking at the British Film Institute chairman’s dinner, Nolan shed light on why he didn’t take on a role in the 2023 blockbuster.Accepting the BFI Fellowship, Nolan explained that he was willing to have Caine in the movie, but the actor jokingly turned it down, saying: “OK, enough is enough” (via Variety).Discussing his reaction to Caine sitting Oppenheimer out, Nolan said: “I had to go off on my own. OK, I haven’t got Michael Caine, I’d better get Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Kenneth Branagh, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Cillian Murphy, Tom Conti, and hoped that all those greats would add up to one Michael Caine.”He later added: “So many people have helped me, so many people have been there for me, in so many different ways.

Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

EXCLUSIVE: Passing the time between Oppenheimer takes in a New Mexico bunker one morning at about 4am, Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon sowed the seeds of a future collaboration. Fast-forward to today, and Small Things Like These is opening the Berlin Film Festival. 

Matt Damon was in a chatty mood during Tuesday’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, updating that a sixth Jason Bourne film is in the works.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director When news broke last November that Universal Pictures was developing a sixth Bourne movie with “All Quiet on the Western Front” director Edward Berger, fans were left wondering if Matt Damon would be returning to his iconic action franchise. The Bourne series, which includes four films headlined by Damon and one by Jeremy Renner, has earned $1.6 billion worldwide. Damon’s last outing was 2016’s “Jason Bourne.” Damon made a recent appearance on “The Late Show” and stopped short of confirming he’ll star in the new Bourne movie when the topic was brought up by host Stephen Colbert.

EXCLUSIVE: On Thursday, the Berlin Film Festival will kick off with the world premiere of Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy, who also produces, and marking the first time an Irish movie opens the Berlinale. In the exclusive first-look at the 1985-set drama (check it out above), Murphy’s family man Bill Furlong comes face-to-face with Emily Watson’s formidable Sister Mary whose convent is concealing dark and disturbing secrets.

Super Bowl 2024 advertisement, which features Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, ex-NFL star Tom Brady and Jennifer Lopez. In the extended cut, which was posted by the official Dunkin’ Instagram account, Affleck, 51, can be seen asking Lopez, 54, she could help him develop some “beats” after watching a news report that called the actor “the boredest man in the world.”“Do you have any time today if I wanted to squeeze by and like …” the “Gone Girl” actor says trailing off. “I understand,” he adds after it is made clear the songstress isn’t interested.

Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso were some of the guests at the Naeem Kahm New York Fashion Week show. The couple, on a rare outing together, decided to wear matching outfits, with both sticking to a leather theme. Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso look stylish in recent outing in New York CityMatt Damon and Luciana Barroso look fit in Miami BeachDamon and Barroso attended the show and were photographed holding hands and posing inside the building.

Ben Affleck and his 15 year old child Seraphina were spotted in Los Angeles recently. The two were accompanied by Emme, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s child, as they did some shopping. Seraphina showed off a hot pink buzzcut.

Jimmy Kimmel enlisted Weird Barbie to help him get to the 2024 Oscars in a new promo video for the upcoming awards ceremony!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director ABC has debuted the first promotional video for the upcoming Oscars, and it features host Jimmy Kimmel in a full-blown recreation of “Barbie” that also reunites cast members Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon. In perhaps a surprising move, the advertisement directly calls out the Academy for snubbing “Barbie” filmmaker Greta Gerwig in the best director race. Gerwig’s omission is widely considered the most shocking Oscar snub this year, along with “Barbie” star Margot Robbie not making it into the best actress race.