Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, reunite in the upcoming comedy “The Instigators.” In a new trailer for all their upcoming releases of the year, Apple TV+ showed the first images of the film, which is also set to be released in theaters.
The movie is directed by Doug Liman, known for movies such as 2014′s “Edge of Tomorrow” starring Tom Cruise, the recent “Road House” remake with Jake Gyllenhaal, and, of course, the “Bourne” trilogy in which he worked with Damon.
The actor describes the film as a “character-driven comedy,” which was co-written by Affleck and Chuck MacLean (City on a Hill). The movie also stars Hong Chao, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina and Toby Jones, with Jack Harlow and Ron Perlman. Learn more about it.
When is ‘The Instigators’ coming out?
The movie is set for a theatrical release on August 2, 2024 in the US, and then it will premiere on Apple TV+ on August 9.
Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in “The Instigators”
What is ‘The Instigators’ about?
The film follows Damon and Affleck as Rory and Cobby, two men who reluctantly work together to rob a corrupt politician’s ill-gained earnings. However, when the heist goes wrong, they will have to run from police, backward bureaucrats and crime bosses. Along the way, they also convinced Rory’s therapist (Hong Chao) to join them in their endeavor.
Affleck told Entertainment Weekly that he was inspired by films such as “Midnight Run” (1988) and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969). Meanwhile, Liman told the Boston Globe that the film “takes place in a world with real stakes.”
“I love putting characters in extreme situations and sort of seeing what they do,” the director told the outlet. “‘Instigators’ gave me two fantastic characters played by two phenomenal actors to send on the run.”
