Matt Damon Says Turning Down 'Avatar' Was 'the Dumbest Thing an Actor Has Ever Done' (Exclusive)

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon would like to exit stage left from former President Trump's presidential campaign. In a statement given to Fox News Digital, a representative for Artists Equity, the production company founded by the two Massachusetts natives, condemned Trump's recent use of audio from their film "Air," which tells the story of the partnership between basketball great Michael Jordan and Nike.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon aren’t too happy right now after Donald Trump used an audio clip from their new movie to raise some cash for his presidential campaign!

Donald Trump’s use of a monologue from the Ben Affleck and Matt Damon film Air has been condemned in a statement from the production.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck‘s production company have called on the Trump campaign to stop using footage from their recent movie Air.It comes after Donald Trump posted a video yesterday (June 10) on his Truth Social platform that included a monologue from the Amazon Affleck directed movie in which Damon plays the Nike marketing and sales representative Sonny Vaccaro.“Money can buy you almost anything,” Damon can be heard saying in the video as footage of Trump is shown.

The Tribeca Festival announced “De Niro Con,” a three-day fan event this fall in celebration of Robert De Niro’s 80th birthday. Martin Scorsese gave a loving tribute to his close friend and collaborator, whom Mayor Eric Adams presented with the key to the city at a reception tonight.

So many stars are stepping out for the opening night of the 2023 Tribeca Festival.

revisits Pandora and provides stunning visuals and an epic science fiction odyssey. James Cameron's second film — released more than ten years after the original blockbuster hit — quickly became the highest-grossing film of 2022 surpassing and, it's safe to say the sequel lived up to the unparalleled success of the first.While previously you could only watch the film online by renting the movie from Amazon Prime Video or Apple TV+,   is streaming on Disney+ and Max (formerly HBO Max). Taking place where the first film left off, James Cameron's second installment in the series, is now available to stream on Disney+ and Max.features the same big names as the last, including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Winslet. The latest feature film is an immediate continuation of the previous movie.

Chris Hemsworth and Matt Damon are enjoying a night out!

EXCLUSIVE: Uninterrupted a brand within The SpringHill Company, founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, is partnering with the creators of The Game Changers documentary to produce its sequel.

Piper Perabo is weighing in on the end of The actress plays Summer, an environmental activist who gets romantically involved with Kevin Costner's John Dutton, on Paramount Network's blockbuster drama. Perabo sat down with ET's Rachel Smith on Tuesday in New York City to weigh in on the final episodes of the series, which are due to start airing in November (if the ongoing writers' strike doesn't delay its return), and also advocate for safe gun use in media and on Hollywood sets.«I hope [the writers' strike] doesn't have an impact.

Dierks Bentley!The country music superstar — who is gearing up to hit the road for his tour — tells ET that he's been asked if he wants to cross over into the world of acting on TV or reality competition, but decided that he's cool with staying in his lane.«I don't think I'd be good enough to doing those things,» the «Drunk on a Plane» singer tells ET's Rachel Smith. «It requires, like, more time away from home and I just, I don't want to. I had a chance to audition for Larry David and I decided not to do it.

Matt Damon is weighing in on fans pitting his movie Oppenheimer against Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling‘s Barbie.

, with Robert De Niro, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is reuniting with the two-time Oscar winner in the loosely biographical comedy,. While speaking to ET's Rachel Smith, Sebastian opened up about teaming up with the screen legend as well as working on his upcoming Max series, . In the movie, which opens in theaters on Friday, May 26, De Niro portrays a version of Maniscalco's immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo Maniscalco, who finds himself amid a culture clash with the parents of his son's fiancée (Leslie Bibb) after their two families get together for a summer weekend. «It's a classic situation between the in-laws,» De Niro said of the movie, describing Bibb's onscreen family as «very waspy and just the opposite of Salvo.» And as a result, «there's a lot of humor in it,» he said, adding that «anybody can relate to it.»  But when it came to telling this heightened version of his father, Maniscalco revealed, «My father said, 'You're not going to make this movie unless you get De Niro to play me,'» before joking that Salvo got to approve whoever ended up in the titular role.

Matt Damon isn’t picking sides in the summer movie season’s biggest battle.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Social media has been having a field day with “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” ever since it was revealed that Universal and Warner Bros. would be opening the two tentpoles on the same day: July 21. Adding drama to the rivalry is the fact that Nolan left Warner Bros. after a two-decade partnership and made “Oppenheimer” at Universal, only for Warner Bros. to then set its Greta Gerwig-directed tentpole for release on the same day as Nolan’s atomic bomb drama.  “This is the first I’m hearing about it, actually. I haven’t paid any attention to that,” Matt Damon recently told Vanity Fair after learning about the social media debates over which film fans will see first on opening night. “People are allowed to go see two movies in a weekend. ‘Oppenheimer’ is one of them!”

Jennifer Lopez is definitely getting into character for her upcoming film with Ben Affleck. The Hollywood star was spotted on the set of ‘Unstoppable,’ looking a little different than usual, as she had a huge arm tattoo, featuring black and red ink.And while more details about the new project have yet to be revealed, including JLo’s character, it seems there will be some dramatic moments.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer By modern standards, Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 sex noir “Basic Instinct” might not seem that scandalous. It was a much different story when the film first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, star Michael Douglas said. Considered genre-defining or high camp depending on who you ask, Douglas said the project was “unique, even for France,” during a conversation in Cannes on Wednesday. “Seeing a lot of those sex scenes on the Grand Palais’ huge screen, it was a little overwhelming for a lot of people. We had a very quiet dinner afterwards, everyone was sort of digesting it,” he remembered (the cast included Sharon Stone and Jeanne Tripplehorn).

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Alba (Sin City), Russell Harvard (Fargo), and Daniel Durant (CODA) are attached to star in sports feature film Flash Before the Bang, inspired by the true story of an all-deaf high school track and field team in 1980’s Oregon.

Fans who have been waiting to see Avatar: The Way of Water on their favorite streaming platform are in luck!

Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey. With the film’s Los Angeles premiere now concluding, first reactions to the musical have begun to hit social media. Ahead of its May 26 debut in theaters, Disney unveiled footage of “The Little Mermaid” at last month’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas, showing an early glimpse at Melissa McCarthy singing “Poor Unfortunate Souls” as Ursula. Variety also reported that director Rob Marshall and his husband, producer John DeLuca, held a private screening of the film, with a guest list including Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Matt Damon and Ben Platt. The star-studded audience apparently applauded after each musical number and continued to rave during a post-screening reception.