Being one of the biggest names in Hollywood with several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films in the industry, Matt Damon has created a legacy under his name with so many years spent in the business, creating and performing day after day to be revered as the best of the best that Hollywood has to offer.
Starting as a teen actor to marking his presence with his 1988 debut film Mystic Pizza in Hollywood, the star has come a long way, treading the journey for more than 35 years in the industry and still going strong. But this legacy went up in smoke when his co-star decided to take a jab at him and tell him just how old he is.
Emily Blunt Takes A Jab At Matt Damon And Calls Him Astonishingly Old
Starting off as an actor or actress in the industry is a hard and challenging thing to accomplish as it is, but staying there and thriving is a whole other ball game entirely, something that many fail at. But not Matt Damon, who created a splash with his entrance into the film industry and quickly became a star, even winning his first Academy Award with his best friend Ben Affleck for their film Good Will Hunting in 1998. But when it came to talk about the legacy that the star built up over the years, his Oppenheimer co-star Emily Blunt shot him down.
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In a recent interview with The Hook, the Jason Bourne star was with Blunt for the promotional tour of their recently released film Oppenheimer where the interviewer asked him about how he felt like playing his character Gen. Leslie Groves. During that question, he also reminded Damon that his critically acclaimed film Saving Private Ryan came out 25 years ago. Hearing this, the Jungle Cruise star brought an astonished look to her face and reminded him just how ancient he was, which was a given considering he was older than her.
While her comment was a friendly jab considering just how playful their friendly relationship is with each other, the interviewer was quite taken aback by that sudden input by the actress and was compelled to apologize to Damon on her behalf saying “That’s very harshly worded, I’m really sorry.” But Damon just brushed it off as another one of Blunt’s friendly jests, and then later, continued to throw jabs at her as well.
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What Was Saving Private Ryan About?
Widely considered to be one of the star’s best performances and films of his career, Saving Private Ryan tells the tale of Private James Ryan, who is stationed at the front lines during The Second World War. During a scuffle with the enemy, his three brothers are killed in combat and he is left stranded to die next.
But Captain John Miller seeks to find Private Ryan and bring him home, for which he gathers a team and tasks them to find their brother-in-arms. Through the journey to find Private Ryan, all of them also go on a journey to find their strengths and weaknesses and triumph over them.
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Saving Private Ryan, streaming on Prime Video.
Source: The Hook
