Netflix Boards Kidnapping Thriller ‘Animals’ With Matt Damon Starring And Ben Affleck Directing, Artists Equity And Fifth Season Producing

Following the success of Air, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting yet agan on the kidnapping thriller Animals with Damon starring and Affleck directing. Connor McIntyre penned the script with revisions by Billy Ray. The film will be produced by Affleck, Damon and Dani Bernfeld of Artists Equity and Brad Weston and Collin Creighton of MakeReady, who developed the project in partnership with Fifth Season.

Plot details are vague at this time outside of it revolving around a kidnapping. Artists Equity’s Michael Joe and Kevin Halloran will serve as executive producers alongside Fifth Season. Damon, Affleck and Artists Equity most recently worked together on Air, which earned rave reviews while also being one of Amazon’s biggest theatrical hits in the studios history with $90 million at the global box office.

While Affleck is expected to reprise his role in the sequel to his hit movie The Accountant, the multi-hyphenate had been weighing a couple directing options prior to that shoot and ultimately landed on Animals. Once Damon attached to star Netflix was quick to board in order to meet Affleck’s busy schedule where he could shoot this film and then follow it up with Accountant sequel later this year.

Damon had his own busy year in 2023 not only starring in Air but also appearing in the smash hit Oppenheimer which just earned 13 Oscar nominations including best picture.

Affleck and Damon are repped by WME.