The first look at the upcoming crime thriller movie “The Instigators” has been revealed, featuring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. This marks the latest onscreen team-up between Damon and Affleck since “Good Will Hunting” in 1997. The crime thriller is helmed by Doug Liman and co-written by Chuck Maclean and Casey Affleck. It follows the story of two thieves who go on the run after a failed robbery and end up dragging one of their therapists along with them.
Apart from Damon and Affleck, the star-studded cast includes Hong Chau, Paul Walter Hauser, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jack Harlow, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, and Ron Perlman.
The first image of the upcoming heist film featuring Damon and Affleck’s return to their Boston roots was revealed via Entertainment Weekly. The first two photos show Damon and Affleck in character, with the second image also including Chau as their therapist in the car with them. The third and final photo shows Damon and Affleck on set discussing the script with Liman.
First Look of ‘The Instigators’ is the one-stop destination for reunions
Matt Damon is a frequent collaborator with Ben Affleck. However, in “The Instigators,” Damon will be teaming up with another Affleck brother, Casey Affleck. The two have previously worked together in the Boston-set “Good Will Hunting.” Over the years, the two have also starred together in “Gerry,” “The Ocean’s Trilogy,” “Interstellar,” and “Oppenheimer.” Now, the two will once again share the screen in the upcoming crime thriller. The film not only brings the two Bostonians back together. But it also reunites Damon with Liman for the first time since “The Bourne Identity” in 2002.
Affleck said in a statement that “The Instigators” is a buddy action comedy inspired by the likes of “Midnight Run” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” According to the official synopsis, the film follows a distressed father, Rory, who reluctantly joins forces with a former convict, Cobby, to rob a corrupt politician. As expected, the heist goes horribly wrong, and the mismatched duo finds themselves in a frenzy of disorder, pursued not only by the police but backward bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses. During their chaotic escape, they somehow persuade Rory’s therapist to join them.
“The Instigators” is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on August 2, 2024, before its streaming debut by Apple TV+ on August 9, 2024
