NEW YORK: While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing 'The Last Duel,' their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, 'Good Will Hunting,' they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing.
'I remember my wife said to me one day: 'I haven't heard you laugh like that in 15 years,'' says Damon. 'We came out of that experience going: Why aren't we doing this more often? And getting into your 50s you just go: If we don't make it a priority, it's just not going to happen.'Now, more than 25 years after they set out to make it in Hollywood — so entwined that they once shared a bank account — Affleck and Damon are once again a team.
Davis recognized what Affleck and Damon were trying to foster. She has her own progressive production company, Juvee Productions, that she runs with her husband, Tennon. Davis calls working on 'Air' one of the best experiences of her career.'What they're doing is bringing filmmaking back to the artists, which is where it should be,' says Davis. 'There are so many obstacles in your path as an artist and the biggest obstacle in your path is the business itself.