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One who graduated from obscure actor to hollywood icon in just a few years, matt damon became an instant sensation when he cowrote and starred in good will hunting with longtime buddy and collaborator ben affleck. In 2012, damon and affleck launched the production company pearl street films. Mar, 2018 ben affleck and matt damon have become the latest hollywood stars to back the inclusion rider, a clause in film contracts which sets a minimum level for the representation of diverse groups on. With matt damon, christian bale, jon bernthal, caitriona balfe. Matt damon explains why audiences need to see the great wall erik davis august 1st 2016, 7.
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The untold truth of matt damon and ben afflecks friendship getty images by amanda june bell nov. Fanshen cox digiovani, the head of strategic outreach for the company, announced on twitter monday that pearl street will be adopting an inclusion rider for all future projects. Damon and close friend ben affleck formed pearl street films to create stories. Aug 29, 2012 jennifer todd has been named president of ben affleck and matt damon s production company pearl street films. Leeco lured zhang yimou into a multiyear contract in its film production company, levision. The premiere of a hollywood film featuring hydraulic fracturing is months away, but the energy industry already is preparing for battle. Matt damon and ben afflecks production company pearl street have announced they will adopt an inclusion clause in all future contracts. The company behind matt damons great wall is making big. Jennifer ehle also has a superhero connection in that her mother, rosemary harris, was in the spiderman film series.
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Matt damon and christian bale are on sparky form in this retelling of the ford v ferrari battle for racing dominance. Ben affleck and matt damons company to add inclusion rider. It tells the story of paul and audrey safranek, a couple who decide to undertake a newly invented procedure to shrink their bodies so. Working with matt damon screenscope journey to planet earth.
Studios in march 2018, pearl street announced that it would be adopting inclusion riders for all future projects. The 5 best and the 5 worst films of matt damon joe. Nov 16, 2017 the untold truth of matt damon and ben afflecks friendship getty images by amanda june bell nov. The second season of matt damon and ben afflecks movie making reality series goes a different route when its. Ben affleck and matt damons production company, pearl street films, is making diversity a priority. Jennifer todd has been named president of ben affleck and matt damons production company pearl street films. One of four films shot backtobacktobacktoback by matt damon. Saving private ryan 1998 was released in july 1998.
As seen in the tweet, pearl street films is the production company founded by actors and best buds matt damon and ben affleck. Liveplanet is a production company that invests in content for television and new media. Contagion, a 2011 killer virus flick starring gwyneth paltrow, matt damon, kate winslet and jude law has gained newfound popularity as coronavirus rapidly spreads around the world. Matt damon and ben afflecks film company will adopt. American car designer carroll shelby and driver ken miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for ford in order to defeat ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in 1966. Downsizing is a 2017 american science fiction satirical political drama film film directed by alexander payne, written by payne and jim taylor and starring matt damon, christoph waltz, hong chau and kristen wiig. Mar, 2018 matt damon and ben affleck are taking steps to make their film production company more inclusive. Pearl street films is an american motion picture production company.
Mar, 2018 matt damon and ben afflecks production company pearl street have announced they will adopt an inclusion clause in all future contracts. Christian bale and matt damon play two men whose friendship eventually led to a showdown between the ford and ferrari auto companies at the 1966 24 hours of le mans, the worlds oldest auto. Live events 1 episode 2012 the curse of oak island. Matt damon and ben affleck are taking steps to make their film production company more inclusive. Top 5 matt damon movies on netflix whats on netflix. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Mark whitacre matt damon was fast rising through the ranks at agriindustry powerhouse archer daniels midland adm when he became savvy to the companys multinational pricefixing conspiracy. Jennifer todd joins pearl street films as president. Fanshen cox digiovanni, the head of strategic outreach at pearl street films, which has helped produce recent damonaffleck movies like jason bourne and live by night, announced on monday that the company will adopt an inclusion rider. In addition to acting in films, damon has performed voiceover work in both animated and documentary films and has established two production companies with affleck. The company was founded by matt damon and ben affleck.
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He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. The company behind matt damons great wall is making big moves in america. In march 2018, pearl street announced that it would be adopting inclusion riders for all future projects. Jul 29, 2016 matt damon is taking steps to address the diversity crisis in hollywood through the production company he runs with ben affleck, pearl street films, and collaboration with the people behind the. Matt damon helped kill 2004 harvey weinstein expose. Matt damon tackles fracking issue in the promised land reuters. Fears of coronavirus have prompted movie watchers to go back to the steven soderbergh thriller, a fictional account of a pandemic that kills 26 million people worldwide. Damon and affleck formed the production company liveplanet to produce film, television and new media projects. Matthew paige damon is an american actor, film producer and screenwriter. Fanshen cox digiovani, the head of strategic outreach for the company, announced on twitter. Academy awardwinners matt damon and christian bale star in ford v ferrari, based on the remarkable true story of the visionary american car designer carroll shelby damon and the fearless. Matt damon on his promising new film linda wertheimer talks with matt damon, who cowrote and stars in the new film promised land. Matt damon has been a hollywood alister for more than 20 years, but hes missed out on a few big roles along the way, from training day to office space. Matt damon was born on october 8, 1970 in cambridge, massachusetts.
The film was written by hollywood screenwriters, and it features western stars damon, dafoe and pedro pascal, apparently in a bid to attract audiences outside chinas borders. Matt damon ben affleck pearl street films tackles diversity. Jennifer todd named president of ben affleck and matt. Damon, affleck adopt inclusion riders at film company. He has been involved in charitable work, including one campaign, h2o africa foundation, feeding america. Occupation actor, filmmaker, producer with pearl street films, screenwriter years active 1987present spouses luciana bozan barroso m. Matt damon and ben afflecks production company pearl street film adopts an inclusion rider to promote gender and racial diversity in their future projects. Jul 30, 2016 matt damon is an incredibly successful movie star with lots of action movies and dramas under his belt plus a memorable cameo in team america matt damon. Tom mccarthys new movie starring matt damon gets 2020. Amid coronavirus fears, gwyneth paltrowmatt damons.
Aug 09, 2016 the film was written by hollywood screenwriters, and it features western stars damon, dafoe and pedro pascal, apparently in a bid to attract audiences outside chinas borders. Damon founded the production company liveplanet, through which the four created. Sep 05, 2019 a thriller directed by academy awardwinner tom mccarthy and starring matt damon, the film follows an american oilrig roughneck from oklahoma who travels to marseille to visit his estranged. Little people, big world this highconcept social satire from oscarwinning filmmaker alexander payne election, sideways is a. The movie tells the story of a salesman for a natural gas company. Matt damon and ben afflecks production company to add. In october 2012, jennifer todd was named president of the company. Matt damon and ben afflecks pearl street films takes concrete steps toward improving diversity record by teresa jusino jul 28th, 2016, 1. A salesman for a natural gas company experiences lifechanging events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources. With matt damon, frances mcdormand, john krasinski, hal holbrook. Matt damons production company wants to help address. The best coen brothers film since the big lebowski, and damons funniest performance as a texas ranger with something of a. Matt damon enters the coconut grove recording studio with a smile of obvious.
Matt damon fracking film gets energy industry in motion wsj. The production company cofounded by ben affleck and matt damon, pearl street films, will now adopt inclusion riders, according to the companys head of strategic outreach. He won an oscar for best original screenplay for good will hunting 1997 and went on to act in such hits as the oceans trilogy, the jason bourne series, and the martian 2015. The longtime friends announced they will include inclusion. In their latest film, damon plays a corporate salesman who goes to a rural u. The company was started by ben affleck, matt damon, chris moore and sean bailey. After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, damon was cast by francis ford coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama the rainmaker.
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