Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to script and star in Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel'
The two actors have penned the script along with Nicole Holofcener of 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' fame.
By PTI |
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On the left is actor Ben Affleck who has collaborated on many films with fellow actor Matt Damon (right). In the centre is veteran director Ridley Scott.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two actors have penned the script along with Nicole Holofcener of "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" fame.
Based Eric Jager's book "The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France", the story is about two duelling warriors in 14th century France.
It follows a man who goes to war and returns to discover a friend of his has raped his wife. No one will believe the woman, and the soldier appeals to the king of France and says he wants to fight a duel to the death to decide the man's fate, becoming the last legally sanctioned duel in France.
Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in a scene from 'Good Will Hunting'.
Damon, 48, and Affleck, 46, had famously collaborated on 1997's "Good Will Hunting" that earned the two actors an Oscar for original screenplay. Since then, they have worked together on many movies.
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The new project also marks a reunion between Damon and Scott, who previously collaborated on 2015's "The Martian".
"The Last Duel" will be co-produced by Scott Free Productions and Damon and Affleck's Pearl Street Films.
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