Matt Damon
An affable player who has cultivated friendships in tandem with his showbiz career, Damon began acting professionally while attending Harvard University. His first notable role was as an anti-Semitic...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
10/07/1970
Cambridge, MA |
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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTThis weekend's box office election is too close to call, according to insiders who see a close race between "Charlie's Angels" and "Little Nicky" for the popular vote. Columbia's PG-13-rated action adventure comedy kicked off to a record setting $40.1 million last weekend. New Line's PG-13-rated youth appeal comedy "Little Nicky," opening at about 2,910 theaters, is flying high on the Hollywood radar screen. "It probably will fall less than 50%," an insider predicts about "Angels." "Fi
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Kidman and Cruz feel threatened by the press
April 26, 2001 4:48pm ESTSuccess, fame and recognition go hand in hand for those who achieve the dream of a Hollywood lifestyle.
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Denzel Washington joins the ranks of actors-turned-directors
April 26, 2001 4:03pm ESTActor Denzel Washington has finally received the greenlight to direct his first feature film for Fox Searchlight studios, keeping up with the trend of actors wanting to take a stab behind the camera.
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Finding Forrester Review
April 25, 2001 3:18pm EST'Finding Forrester' finds an incredible new talent, but not a new story.
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Writers May Be Ready to Picket
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, March 2, 2001 - In a move that is striking fear into the heart of the entertainment industry, the contract talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the industry, have collapsed.Hollywood could be heading into a crippling strike this spring.After six weeks of intense negotiations, both sides' representatives said the key sticking points revolve around residual payments, which are made as movies and TV prog
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B.O. FORECAST: Casting Mel Away?
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 22, 2000 -- Santa is not the only big boy coming out to play this Christmas holiday. Things are certainly looking up in December after Mel Gibson's $34 million-plus record-setting opening last weekend at the box office for "What Women Want." And judging from the big names, business is only going to be better this weekend as heavily anticipated films such as Tom Hanks' "Cast Away" and Nicolas Cage's "Family Man" bow nationwide today. "It's going to be a huge weekend this holiday.
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Who'll Nab Golden Globe Noms?
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 20, 2000 -- The Golden Globe nominations are coming! The Golden Globe nominations are coming! Thursday at 5:19 a.m. PST, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association will begin announcing the nominations for the 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards, to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 21. But before the nominations are made official, we at Hollywood.com take a stab at who the odds-on favorites will be for nominations in some of the major categories for
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ROLE CALL: Yeoh in 'Matrix'
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 19, 2000 -- Is Hong Kong action starlet Michelle Yeoh game enough to take on Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" sequels? Maybe. Daily Variety columnist Michael Fleming is reporting that the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" actress might jump in to replace fellow actioner Jet Li in the back-to-back sci-fi action sequels. According to Fleming, Li's decision to drop out of the project has to do with a disagreement over pay. The "Romeo Must Die" hotshot has allegedly asked for $13 million
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James Franco Hits the Web
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTJames Franco is climbing up in the world. The "Whatever It Takes" actor is in final talks to join Tobey Maguire in the much-hyped "Spider-Man" feature, Columbia Pictures says today. In the Sam Raimi big-screen adaptation, Franco would play Harry Osborn, the high school pal and college roommate of Peter Parker, aka Spidey. Franco is currently shooting the thriller "City By the Sea" with Robert De Niro and has just wrapped the TNT tube-pic "James Dean," wherein he plays the titular rebel. GOING MO
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Lee Spikes Will Smith
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 12, 2000 -- Social activist and director Spike Lee's latest target of wrath has centered on superstar Will Smith and his new film's depiction of racial stereotypes. At a Harvard University discussion panel on race held last week, Lee voiced his displeasure over Smith's decision to play a mystical and spiritual golf caddy in Robert Redford’s "The Legend of Bagger Vance." In an interview with the New York Post, Lee criticized Smith's role as Matt Damon's subordinate in the film he
