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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon decided to skip the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards, but they enjoyed a date night inside the event!

Jaden Thompson Paul Giamatti dedicated his Golden Globe win to teachers, accepting the award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy. Giamatti stars in Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” as a curmudgeonly New England prep school instructor who must stay on campus over winter break, forming bonds with a student (Dominic Sessa) and the school’s cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph). “It’s a movie about a teacher.

Sunday night’s Golden Globes Awards.Damon was sitting at his table without his tux jacket on, chatting away during a commercial break, when Affleck approached and put his arm around his old friend. Damon, wearing a custom Giorgio Armani suit, gave Affleck a big bear hug as they both smiled broadly.Damon was seated next to his wife of nearly two decades, Luciana Barroso, at the time.Affleck and Damon, wearing matching tuxedos, later presented the Best Director – Motion Picture award to Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer.”Nolan directed Damon in the big-screen blockbuster starring Cillian Murphy.

Jaden Thompson Cillian Murphy has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a motion picture – drama for his starring role in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” in which he plays the J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb.” “I knew the first time I walked on a Christopher Nolan set that it was different,” Murphy said during his acceptance speech. “I could tell by the level of rigor, the level of focus, the level of dedication, the complete lack of any seating options for actors [Laughter] that I was in the hands of the visionary director and master.” Murphy continued, “I want to thank Chris and Emma [Thomas] for having the faith in me for 20 years.

Robert Downey Jr. has taken the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a motion picture drama for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Universal’s Oppenheimer. This was Downey Jr.’s fifth Golden Globe nomination and third win.

81st Golden Globes.The ceremony, which honors American movies and TV shows, will be broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California, starting at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, immediately after an NFL doubleheader.Barbenheimer will be in full effect as 2023’s top movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” lead the list of nominees. “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” are also up for Best Original Song, dominating that category as well.

Close friends Chris Hemsworth and Matt Damon rang in 2024 together during a joint vacation with their wives Elsa Pataky and Luciana Barroso and families!

Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth welcomed in the new year while doing what they love: spending some time in the snow with their families. The couple were joined by their children and some of their closest friends and family on a ski trip, packed with snow sports, snuggling, fire works, and hot drinks.

viral moment from December 2020.At the time, the Oscar winner was seen looking frantic while struggling to hold the cartons of deliciously sweet carb ringlets while donning a tee that said “Believe in Boston.”For the advertisement three years on, he sported dark jeans, white Nike kicks as well as two separate shirts.One top had a picture of best friend Matt Damon’s face, and another had a Boston Red Sox shirt that had the words “Best Dad Ever” scrawled on it.While Affleck has bean busy filming the commercial, it’s still hazy when the ad will air. However, it is a possibility the spot could be broadcasted during the 2024 Super Bowl next month.The “Argo” director starred in a Dunkin’ ad for the football game last year alongside wife Jennifer Lopez.

Ben Affleck is playing the ultimate balancing act on the set of a new Dunkin Donuts commercial.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Every few years, the Golden Globe awards have a category hiccup. In 2015, the Ridley Scott/Matt Damon Robinson-Crusoe-in-space sci-fi movie “The Martian” was nominated (and won) for best motion picture — musical or comedy, even though the movie contained no songs and no one thought it was a comedy. A month ago, in that same category, the Globes gave a nomination to “May December,” Todd Haynes’ acclaimed but hard-to-categorize film based, not so loosely, on the true story of Mary Kay Letourneau.

may have held our collective attention for much of the year, but it wasn’t alone; from to , there’s no shortage of fun, emotional, haunting, and even cringe-inducing films to look back on. Ahead, find out our picks for the best movies of 2023."We don't call it ‘the Year of the Barbie Movie’ for no reason. Greta Gerwig's record-breaking feminist bonanza was fun, poignant, and an absolute joyride from start to finish.

Oppenheimer”).During the simultaneous Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes, the sagging box office was boosted, like NFL ratings and the economy of East Rutherford, New Jersey, by Taylor Swift.Marvel Studios, which used to be the surest thing in Hollywood, began to underperform (“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”) and then downright flop (“The Marvels”).And DC was revealed to actually stand for Dud Central, with all of the studio’s comic-book films of 2023 (“Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash” and “Blue Beetle”) turning out to be financial failures.In a win for Gen Z, studio execs determined Zendaya’s star wattage is so huge now that two of her movies — “Dune: Part 2” and “Challengers” — were delayed a year due to the strikes, so she can promote them to her hoards of fans. And baby boomers were dinged by the big-time tanking of the nostalgic “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” starring a now 81-year-old Harrison Ford who schlepped around New York and Europe.Despite all the madness — and a sea of schlock — some excellent films hit theaters this year.

George Clooney is hinting at a possible Ocean’s Eleven reunion movie!

Uproxx while promoting his latest film, “The Boys in the Boat,” on Wednesday. “It’s actually a great script,” Clooney added.The new storyline is reminiscent of the 1979 comedy “Going in Style,” which starred George Burns and Art Carney as elderly bank robbers. Based on the 1960s Rat Pack film of the same name, the “Ocean’s” franchise began in 2001 with the release of “Ocean’s Eleven” starring Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia and several other high-profile celebrities.

IF, the new fantasy film written, directed by and starring John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds, might be a dream come true for fans of that TV series that brought Krasinski to fame: The film’s large cast includes the director’s old Office-mate ‘s Steve Carell.

The teaser trailer for the new film If, written and directed by John Krasinski, has arrived!

How confident are Paramount Pictures and John Krasinski in their new family-friendly fantasy movie, “IF”? Well, for one, Krasinski was so inspired by the idea—which he wrote and presumably is inspired by his own children— he decided to put his “A Quiet Place” franchise aside for the minute to direct this story about imaginary friends (I.F., get it?). And for two, it has a prime summer release date of May 17, 2024, which means Paramount has huge confidence in it.

George Clooney has confirmed that a fourth Ocean’s movie is currently in the works.While promoting his new film The Boys In the Boat, the actor told Uproxx that a script has been written for the next instalment of the heist franchise, and that the story will be set after the events of 2007’s Ocean’s 13.“We have a really good script for another Ocean’s now, so we may end up doing another one,” Clooney said. “It’s actually a great script.”Clooney added that the film won’t be called Ocean’s 14, saying: “Well… I don’t want to call it that… I mean, the idea is kind of like Going in Style.”The 1979 heist comedy Going In Style, directed by Martin Brest, saw three elderly men with no criminal experience attempt to rob a bank.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Apple Studios has emerged victorious in a bidding war for “Two For The Money,” a hot package that has attached Oscar-winner Charlize Theron and ex-007 Daniel Craig. Justin Lin, who oversaw several “Fast & Furious” films, is set to direct and produce.

Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer is set to be released in Japanese cinemas, despite public criticism surrounding the senstive subject matter of the film.The Cillian Murphy-led biopic is controversial in Japan, where two atomic bombs were detonated in 1945, killing hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens.The film was released in most territories in July by Universal and went on to gross $950 at the global box office. But Toho-Towa, which handles most Universal titles in Japan, did not release the film.However, Variety reports that indie film distributor Bitters End will now give the movie a theatrical release in the country.“Bitters End will release Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ in Japan in 2024.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has been confirmed for a theatrical release in Japan. Although it did not specify an exact date, local distributor Bitters End said today that the biographical epic will be in Japanese cinemas in 2024. The decision was made “following months of thoughtful dialogue associated with the subject matter and acknowledging the particular sensitivity for us Japanese,” Bitters End said in a statement (read it in full below.)

in a legal battle, a resurfaced 2022 Men’s Journal interview with Hauser saw the actor recalling his early days in Hollywood, when he worked with and befriended other up-and-comers, including Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (Hauser appeared in “Good Will Hunting”). Taylor Sheridan was also in their circle. According to Men’s Journal, they got into a fight the second time they met.

If there was ever a Hollywood BFF duo that people could confuse for brothers, it’s Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor One of Hollywood’s beloved couples comprises “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, known for his breakthrough role on the hit NBC comedy series “The Office.” Interestingly, fans of the classic mockumentary often want to see Krasinski alongside his former on-screen partner (Jenna Fischer’s Pam Beesly) rather than Blunt on the red carpet. “Whenever I walk beside him, people still shout out, ‘I wish you were with Pam,’” Blunt shared during an episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with first-timer Alex Convery’s screenplay for the Ben Affleck-directed Air. 

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Greengrass has been set by Warner Bros to adapt, direct and produce Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 421. The T.J. Newman bestselling novel was the subject of a fevered bidding battle, with Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy landing the novel for $1.5 million against $3 million. There were four other seven-figure bids on the table. The project reunites De Luca and Greengrass, who worked together on Captain Phillips.

Jeff Shell, whose tenure running NBCUniversal came to an abrupt end last spring, is in advanced talks to join private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners.

Elsa Pataky is taking advantage of the time she’s spent in Spain. The actress that now lives in Australia spent time with some of her oldest friends in the business, her costars from the teen series “Al Salir de Clase,” which was released in the late ‘90s and launched the careers of various young actors. Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, and their kids go dirtbike racingElsa Pataky goes trick-or-treating with a simple but terrifying Halloween costumeThe photos were shared by her co-star and friend, Aurora Carbonell, showing the group of friends reunited and having some fun together.

I got scooped. Sorta.

Deadline, All Quiet At The Western Front director Edward Berger is in talks to helm the project, which would be the sixth film in the series. The last was 2016’s Jason Bourne, which saw Matt Damon reprise the role after almost ten years.The currently-untitled film is said to be in early development at Universal, with no script.

The gods of I.P. demand that a good franchise cannot die.

Angelique Jackson Universal is in early development on a new movie about super spy Jason Bourne, with “All Quiet on the Western Front” filmmaker Edward Berger in talks to direct. The new movie would be the latest installment in the blockbuster franchise, which has tallied five films (four of which starred Matt Damon) and more than $800 million at the box office. Sources familiar with the project have stressed that it’s still in early development, so any grand return to the world of Jason Borne may be far into the future.

EXCLUSIVE: After his World War I epic All Quiet On The Western Front took home the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, director Edward Berger may have found his follow-up project with one of the biggest action heroes of this century. Sources tell Deadline Universal Pictures is looking to get back in business with Jason Bourne as the studio has begun early development on a new installment in the Jason Bourne franchise and that Berger is in negotiations to oversee development and direct the pic.

A new Jason Bourne movie is on the way!

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s highly-anticipated The Saint reimagining is gaining some serious momentum as sources tell Deadline Doug Liman is attached to direct and oversee the development of the film. Regé-Jean Page will exec produce and star in the pic. Lorenzo DiBonaventura and Brad Krevoy will produce as will the late Robert Evans, who will produce posthumously.