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Being one of the biggest names in Hollywood with several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films in the industry, Matt Damon has created a legacy under his name with so many years spent in the business, creating and performing day after day to be revered as the best of the best that Hollywood has to offer.

Matt Damon

Starting as a teen actor to marking his presence with his 1988 debut filmMystic Pizzain Hollywood, the star has come a long way, treading the journey for more than 35 years in the industry and still going strong. But this legacy went up in smoke when his co-star decided to take a jab at him and tell him just how old he is.

Emily Blunt Takes A Jab At Matt Damon And Calls Him Astonishingly Old

Starting off as an actor or actress in the industry is a hard and challenging thing to accomplish as it is, but staying there and thriving is a whole other ball game entirely, something that many fail at. But notMatt Damon, who created a splash with his entrance into the film industry and quickly became a star, even winning his first Academy Award with his best friend Ben Affleck for their filmGood Will Huntingin 1998. But when it came to talk about the legacy that the star built up over the years, hisOppenheimerco-starEmily Bluntshot him down.

In a recent interview withThe Hook, theJason Bournestar was with Blunt for the promotional tour of their recently released filmOppenheimerwhere the interviewer asked him about how he felt like playing his character Gen. Leslie Groves. During that question, he also reminded Damon that his critically acclaimed filmSaving Private Ryancame out 25 years ago. Hearing this, theJungle Cruisestar brought an astonished look to her face and reminded him just how ancient he was, which was a given considering he was older than her.

Emily Blunt and Matt Damon

While her comment was a friendly jab considering just how playful their friendly relationship is with each other, the interviewer was quite taken aback by that sudden input by the actress and was compelled to apologize to Damon on her behalf saying“That’s very harshly worded, I’m really sorry.”But Damon just brushed it off as another one of Blunt’s friendly jests, and then later, continued to throw jabs at her as well.

What WasSaving Private RyanAbout?

Widely considered to be one of the star’s best performances and films of his career,Saving Private Ryantells the tale of Private James Ryan, who is stationed at the front lines during The Second World War. During a scuffle with the enemy, his three brothers are killed in combat and he is left stranded to die next.

But Captain John Miller seeks to find Private Ryan and bring him home, for which he gathers a team and tasks them to find their brother-in-arms. Through the journey to find Private Ryan, all of them also go on a journey to find their strengths and weaknesses and triumph over them.

Matt Damon in a still from Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan,streaming on Prime Video.

Source:The Hook

Deepak Bisht

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Deepak is a senior writer at FandomWire with a serious love for comic books (DC Absolute Universe and Marvel), the Warhammer universe (Horus Heresy and 40,000), cinematic universes (Sonic, MCU and DCU etc.) and Movies (Action, Adventure, Psychological Horror and Thrillers etc.).With over 1,400 articles under his belt, he spends most of his time diving into the world of superheroes, cinematic universes, TV shows, and films. His goal? To share accurate, engaging, and fun stories that keep fans hooked and in the know.

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