00:00 Matt and Ben are teaming up once again.
00:03 The longtime friends and collaborators have picked their next project,
00:07 a new crime thriller that just landed at Netflix called Animals.
00:11 Damon will star in the project and will be directed by Affleck.
00:14 It could be shooting in Los Angeles by March.
00:17 The secretive project was operating under several titles,
00:20 The Animals of Los Angeles and Be Gentlemen,
00:23 before landing on Simply Animals.
00:25 The crime thriller follows a mayoral candidate and his wife
00:28 whose son is kidnapped. Surrounded by plenty of enemies,
00:31 political and otherwise, the husband and wife have no choice
00:34 but to get their hands dirty in order to save their son.
00:37 Affleck and Damon will produce via their company, Artist Equity.
00:41 Their first movie out of the gate for Artist Equity was last year's
00:44 acclaimed drama, Air.
00:46 For a rookie who's never set foot on an NBA court.
00:49 That's the literal definition of rookie, yeah.
00:51 For more on this project, head to THR.com.
00:55 And for the latest entertainment news and updates,
00:58 keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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