Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are two important figures in Hollywood. And even early in their careers, they stood out from the crowd of extras, according to Kevin Costner on the set of his favorite sports drama, The Dream (1989).
Indeed, during the famous game scene at Fenway Park, he hides among the spectators gathered in the stands. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, then around 17 and 15 years old! Although they cannot be distinguished on the screen, they are clearly present in the scene below Kevin Costner And James Earl Jones…somewhere!
Their presence was actually noted several times, especially when Ben Affleck Greeted director Phil Alden Robinson and said, “I’m glad to be working with you again” when she reunited with him for the role in The Sum of All Fears in 2002.
In the last interview on the set Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kevin Costner He also confirmed the facts and even said that he remembered two young men.
“I remember. They sat in the bleachers like students and came up, both bowed at the same time, stepped back at the same time, looked at each other as we talked.“, she said. “And they had this great enthusiasm. They were on fire. I remember them, absolutely.“
Jimmy Kimmel read a text message that Matt Damon A message that also remembered this moment.
“I remember well“- says the text. “I literally had an “Untouchables” poster on my wall. It came with extras between takes. I asked what are you doing, I said, I am shooting a movie and I laughed like a 12 year old girl. It was very important to us because he had exactly the kind of career we wanted. He was very kind to us.“
Matt Damon He already mentioned this moment in the program Dan Patrick Shaw Two years ago, speaking on stage, more than 3000 extras etc Kevin Costner generous to them.
Listen to him talk about it in the video below:
His standing ovation in Cannes
during the interview Kevin Costner He also discussed his reaction to the 11-minute standing ovation his new film Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter 1 recently received at Cannes.
“I actually started going back in my life for a second“, he said. “I kind of went back to the beginning and wondered how I got to such a place. We all have dreams of where we want to be, and I’ve had mine, and I’ve taken some really big bites out of life, and life has taken some really big bites out of me. But I kind of kept going and when they started clapping and didn’t stop, I didn’t really know what… I didn’t cry. I didn’t cry. My eyes were full.“
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 will hit our theaters on July 3, 2024, and Chapter 2 on September 11, 2024.
Check out the full interview with Kevin Costner in the video below:
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