Matt Damon Says He, Casey and Ben Affleck Get Into ‘Artistic Arguments’ (Unique)

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck stole the present on the New York premiere of The Instigators!

On Wednesday, July 31, the 2 actors and former roommates confirmed up on the purple carpet for the premiere of their new buddy heist movie at Jazz at Lincoln Heart in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 31.

Damon, 53, solely spoke to PEOPLE about working with the Affleck brothers for greater than 25 years since he and Ben co-wrote Good Will Searching. He tells PEOPLE that in any case these years, there aren’t any surprises with the 2 siblings.

“They’re constantly nice,” he explains. “They’re constantly unimaginable companions to work with. And no, there aren’t actually, normally, any surprises.”

Whereas the three collaborators will “get in inventive arguments,” Damon notes, “These are wholesome, and we all know one another nicely sufficient that our emotions do not actually get entangled and our egos do not get entangled.”

“So it is a fairly wholesome working relationship with each of them,” he provides.

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Damon and Casey, 48, returned to their hometown of Boston to shoot the movie in 2023. Nonetheless, the mission nearly didn’t come to fruition till Casey enlisted assist from Damon’s spouse, Luciana Barroso, Damon confirms. Casey requested Barroso, 48, to get Damon to learn The Instigators script.

Damon notes that Barroso additionally served as a producer on the movie, including that “like Casey and like Ben” he “simply trusts her style.”

“So once they say one thing, once they dig their heels in on one thing — any of them do — I listen,” he admits. “All of us have blind spots creatively or in any other case. And, after I see someone that I agree with a lot feeling strongly about one thing, I look actually rigorously at it.”

In response to the film’s official synopsis, The Instigators follows Damon and Casey as Rory and Cobby: a father and an ex-con who staff as much as steal from a corrupt politician. When issues go awry, the reluctant duo enlist the assistance of Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to evade seize. The film was directed by Doug Liman, and written by Casey and Chuck Maclean.

The movie additionally stars Jack Harlow, Ron Perlman, Michael Stuhlbarg and Alfred Molina.

Casey additionally informed ExtraTV in an interview alongside Damon earlier this week that Barroso was instrumental in getting Damon to affix him within the film.

“I went via Lucy,” Casey mentioned, referring to Barroso. “Who’s far more agreeable and has acquired higher style than Matt does.”

“It’s true, it’s true,” Damon added.

Later within the interview, Damon shared what finally satisfied him to take the position. “I simply love the world and the characters,” he mentioned, noting that he had additionally spoken with Casey and Liman concerning the movie. “This was a really particular tone and we actually needed the film to be enjoyable, and quick and never overstay its welcome. So, sort of, the alchemy of all that. It felt like one thing I did not wish to go up,” he added.

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The Instigators releases Aug. 2 in theaters and Aug. 9 on Apple TV+.