John Krasinksi To Star In Matt Damon’s Directorial Debut, Filming Begins Next Year
A few years ago, it seemed like the only timeMatt Damonwould ever follow his friend Ben Affleck was in an alphabetical list. Both were Oscar-winning screenwriters turned popular leading men but Damon’s choices earned him a much more respectable reputation. However, Affleck has recently becomea highly-sought after directorand now Damon is hoping to follow his friend into the director’s chair.
It’s been discussed that Damon coulddirect the baseball wife-swap movieThe Tradebut he’salso attached to helmFather Daughter Time: A Tale of Armed Robbery and Eskimo Kisses. Now Damon has come out and said that he will direct his first movie early next year and that it’ll starJohn Krasinski, best known for his work onThe Office. Is itFather Daughter Timeor something else? Read after the break.
Vulture spokewith Damon at the American Institute for Stuttering 5th Annual Benefit Gala and asked him when he was going to start directing:
He then added, “John Krasinski’s in it.”
Both Vulture andThe Playlistbelieve Damon is talking aboutFather Daughter TimebecauseThe Trade"is having some legal issues.“Father Daughter Timehas a cool, but not unfamiliar premise, about “a man who goes on the lam with his daughter on a 3-state crime spree.” Think a smaller, more personalBonnie and ClydemeetsThe Professional. But the whole father/daughter thing has shades of not onlyHannabut also the upcomingFuture PerfectandBlackbird. The questions then come up: how different is this, and is Damon going to be the father or will it be Krasinski?
Damon has worked with some of the best directors in the world (Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Cameron Crowe, the Coen Brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Gus Van Sant, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and more) so he’s basically gone through the best possible film school imaginable. Plus, if he has any questions, he can call Ben Affleck and ask for help.
