Matt Damon lost out on this movie in the ’90s, which helped push “Good Will Hunting ”forward

Damon and Ben Affleck, childhood best friends, penned the movie together to launch their Hollywood careers.

Matt Damon Says Losing Out on Major Role in This ‘90s Film Was the ‘Real Impetus’ to Making “Good Will Hunting”

‘Good Will Hunting’ hit theaters in December 1997 ...

Matt Damon reveals the one reason why he wrote Good Will Hunting

Matt Damon reveals the one reason why he and Ben Affleck wrote Good Will Hunting - Damon and Affleck ended up taking home an ...
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Matt Damon reveals how losing a key role led to writing Good Will Hunting

Matt Damon says losing Primal Fear to Edward Norton changed the course of his entire career.

Matt Damon’s 13 Best Performances: From Math Genius to Greek King

Ranking Matt Damon's best movies, including "Good Will Hunting," "The Departed," "The Bourne Ultimatum" sand "Saving Private ...
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‘Good Will Hunting,’ ‘Almost Famous,’ and How a Soundtrack Forms the Film-Watching Experience

Gus Van Sant’s 1997 film, Good Will Hunting, undoubtedly does a lot of things right. It’s a movie that, I would argue, is universally loved—a movie even some of the harshest critics, otherwise known ...
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'Good Will Hunting' Exists Because Matt Damon Lost This Crime Movie Role

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...