Besties and frequent collaborators Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reuniting on screen for a new Netflix project titled RIP . The streaming platform shared the news to social media on Tuesday, posting a pic of the longtime pals sitting together at an awards show. "Best friends forever Matt Damon and Ben Affleck to star in RIP .
A new thriller coming to Netflix from writer and director Joe Carnahan," the post revealed. Not much is known about the forthcoming thriller, as the logline is currently being kept under wraps. However, the film is produced by Artists Equity , the artist-led production studio established and launched by Affleck and Damon back in 2022.
Additionally, director Joe Carnahan is helming the project. Carnahan is best known for high-octane, action-packed thrillers and crime capers, including Copshop, Boss Level, The Grey, The A-Team , Smokin' Aces and Narc. Damon and Affleck recently starred opposite each other in 2023's Air -- which told the story of Nike's attempts to court Michael Jordan to endorse their sneakers in the '90s.
This also marked the first time Affleck directed Damon in a project. Before that, the pair shared the screen together in a handful of other projects, most notably, 2021's The Last Duel , 1999's Dogma and 1997's Good Will Hunting -- which the pair co-wrote and both won Oscars for. Earlier this year, Damon reunited with Affleck for a cameo in a Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial that Affleck starred in -- opposite wife Jennifer Lopez -- which .
