The two stars have known each other for more than 40 years.
“We’re all working on the script,” says Liman.
“That’s the thing, we challenge each other we don’t need a studio to challenge us.
Casey Affleck, Doug Liman, and Matt Damon on set of ‘The Instigators’.Apple TV+
We’re spending every day trying to make the best possible movie we can make.”
TheRoad Housedirector remembers one moment in particular when they were all taking turns editing the script.
Since he had more history with Damon, he went to hisBournestar first to work out a truce.
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in ‘The Instigators’.Apple TV+
“I was like, ‘Matt, just don’t touch the scene anymore.
Whatever you’re doing is because of your history with Casey and has nothing to do with the movie.
Just leave it alone.
Let Casey do what he wants to do,'” says Liman, laughing.
“Yeah, we go at it sometimes.
Finishing the thought, Damon explains, “Doug is comfortable with discomfort.
And Doug just doesn’t do that.”
So that underlying trust and love is all there, and so it’s never in question.
Ultimately, that familial bond only benefited the film.
Matt and Casey genuinely love each other.
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