"Animals": New Thriller from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

The film is to be released on Netflix

by Jonas Reichel on January 26, 2024

After "Air", it's time for the next big hit: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming up for the kidnap thriller "Animals".

Following their impressive success with "Air", which grossed over 90 million dollars at the cinema, the two buddies Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are teaming up again - this time for the kidnap thriller "Animals". As Deadline announced, Ben Affleck will direct the movie, while Matt Damon will take on the lead role. The film centers on the kidnapping of the son of a mayoral candidate. Connor McIntyre is responsible for the screenplay.

The movie project is being managed by an impressive team of top-class producers. In addition to the lead actors Damon and Affleck, Dani Bernfeld from Artists Equity as well as Brad Weston and Collin Creighton from MakeReady are also among those responsible. Together they worked closely with Fifth Season to develop the project.

Affleck and Damon's 26th collaboration could be released via Netflix as early as next year. We can't wait!