Matt Damon says he’s down for a sequel to The Instigators, the heist comedy which debuted on Apple TV+ last month. The Instigators premiered on Apple TV+ last month, and while the streaming service hasn’t confirmed any specific numbers, it apparently did well enough that a sequel is a possibility. The heist comedy, directed by … Read more
Matt Damon and Doug Liman reteam for a fun Boston-set heist comedy scripted by Casey Affleck. Plot: Rory and Cobby are reluctant partners: a desperate father and an ex-con thrown together to rob a corrupt politician’s ill-gained earnings. But when the heist goes wrong, the two find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued … Read more
From the jump, the unfocused script by Casey Affleck and Chuck MacLean makes “The Instigators” a chore to watch. The retired Marine Rory (Damon) and an alcoholic Cobby (Affleck) are two stiffs thrown together with the hot-headed Scalvo (Jack Harlow) by local Boston crime boss Mr. Besegia (Michael Stuhlbarg) and Richie Dechico (Alfred Molina). The … Read more
Doug Liman is tackling the heist genre in his next film, The Instigators. Stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck have experience in heist films from working with Steven Soderbergh. But despite their genre similarities, Liman believes The Instigators and Ocean’s trilogy are extremely different films. The Ocean’s films glamorize crime and feature professional thieves. The … Read more