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Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Reteaming On Kidnapping Tale ‘Animals’ For Netflix; Artists Equity & Fifth Season Producing


Following the success of Air, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting yet agan on the kidnapping thriller Animals with Damon starring and Affleck directing. Connor McIntyre penned the script with …

Damon, Affleck and Artists Equity most recently worked together on Air, which earned rave reviews while also being one of Amazon’s biggest theatrical hits in the studios history with $90 million at the global box office. While Affleck is expected to reprise his role in the sequel to his hit movie The Accountant, the multi-hyphenate had been weighing a couple directing options prior to that shoot and ultimately landed on Animals. Once Damon attached to star Netflix was quick to board in order to meet Affleck’s busy schedule where he could shoot this film and then follow it up with Accountant sequel later this year.

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