Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have made incredible careers for themselves individually, but for many fans, they will always be linked, considering the huge way they came on the scene together following Good Will Hunting. The pair have worked together on and off ever since, but it turns out that making 2023 movie release Air was something very different, because it was the first time Affleck had directed his lifelong friend.
Speaking with Michael B. Jordan (who also made the transition to directing for the first time recently with Creed III) for Variety, Affleck says that all his work with Matt Damon, on both sides of the screen, had been easy because the two had been on equal footing. But with Air Affleck was going to have to be the boss and direct his friend, and his friend had also worked with some heavyweight directors before. Affleck explained…
