The story was made by what were then two promising rising stars in Hollywood and became successful at the box office and received nine Academy Award nominations, of which it won two.
Los Angeles.- The American actor Ben Affleck said that he is not interested in writing the sequel to the film that gave him his first Oscar in 1998, “Good Willing”.
“There are ideas of how it could be done, but it doesn’t follow that we pursue,” the 50-year-old actor told Variety.
Affleck and Matt Damon launched their careers by writing and starring in “Gus Will Hunting” (1997), by independent film icon Gus Van Sant.
The film, which also starred Oscar winner Robin Williams, represented the life of a young man who discovers his talent in mathematics while working for a higher ranking university.
The story was made by what were then two promising rising stars in Hollywood and became successful at the box office and received nine Academy Award nominations, of which it won two.
It was Damon who admitted that he had offered a “serious” friend and colleague a follow-up to “Good Will Hunting,” when asked about the “crazy script” he had proposed.
“I swear that’s not going to happen,” Damon said.
Affleck and Damon are currently promoting the film “Air”, starring both of them and the project that Affleck will return to the role of director, after having performed in films such as “Argo” (2012) or “The Town” (2010).
“Air” is a sports drama that closely follows the commercial agreement that an employee of the Nike company tries to reach with the iconic player Michael Jordan to create a line of Air Jordan shoes.
Affleck and Damon have a long history of working together, including the films “Field of Dreams” (1989), “Dogma” (1999), “Chasing Amy” (1997), to name a few.
