Affleck will remain behind the camera on “Animals,” unlike his previous collaboration with the Amazon Studios Nike drama “Air.”
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon come together once again “Animals”a new police thriller that Netflix just purchased. Affleck will direct, with Damon starring, from a script by Connor McIntyre and Billy Ray.
Affleck will remain behind the camera on “Animals,” unlike his previous collaboration with the Amazon Studios Nike drama “Air”in which Damon played Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, opposite Affleck in a supporting role as Nike founder Phil Knight.
Like “Air,” Affleck and Damon are producing the project with Dani Bernfeld through their company Artists Equity, which they founded in 2022 with the intention of sharing profits not only with their fellow actors, but also with the bass team. level.
What Animals will be about
Plot details are scarce for “Animals,” but the story will center on a kidnapping.
Brad Weston and Collin Creighton, who developed the project with Fifth Season, are also producing.
It is known that Affleck will shoot this new film for Netflix and then star in the second part of “Counter”.
Damon had a busy year in 2023, not only starring in Air but also appearing in the smash hit “Oppenheimer”which just earned 13 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
Source: Ambito
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