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Laura Hurley

'I Thought It Was Genius': Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Revealed A Scrapped Dunkin' Ad That I Really Wish Made It To Air

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Tom Brady taking a selfie in Dunkin' ad.

Ben Affleck has accumulated a long list of movie credits and even two Academy Awards over the course of his career, but for better or worse, he may be best known in pop culture nowadays for two things: his friendship with Matt Damon and his association with Dunkin' Donuts. The two friends and collaborators opened up about a "genius" idea for a Dunkin' commercial that never made it to air, and not just because he wasn't wearing a signature orange jump suit in it. After how Damon and Affleck described it, though, I wish we could have at least seen an outtake like we did for his 2023 Super Bowl commercial!

The two pals spoke with Capital UK about Ben Affleck's performance in Dunkin' Donuts commercials, which have reportedly been very lucrative for the actor beyond any perks like "Dunking"-inspired march. Matt Damon chimed in to share with the world a commercial that Affleck filmed when he was doubling as a drive-through employee, but will likely never see the light of day:

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