First look at Matt Damon’s New Thriller From Director of The Bourne Identity

Matt Damon reunites with the director of The Bourne Identity for new thriller The Instigators.

Helmed by Doug Liman, the film stars Damon as Rory, a desperate father who joins forces with ex-con Cobby (Casey Affleck) to rob a corrupt politician.

However, as per the official synopsis, the pair "find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued not only by the police but also backward bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses."

Damon tells Entertainment Weekly, "I absolutely love working with Doug. I can’t believe it took us 20 years to find something else to do together. Doug is one of the most creatively tenacious people I’ve ever met. He just won’t stop until the movie is as good as it can be, and that is the best possible thing you can feel from a director. I trust him completely."

Liman adds, "With Bourne, I was inviting Matt into my world. But with Instigators, I was very clear being dropped into Matt’s family. And all that history, good and bad, is on the screen."

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Damon and Affleck last appeared as military men in 2023’s Oppenheimer. They might not have shared a scene, but they did steal some.

There’ll be stealing of a different kind when The Instigators, co-written by Affleck, hits select theaters on August 2 before streaming globally on Apple TV+ on August 9.