- Title: Matt Damon and cast attend 'Manchester By The Sea' premiere
- Date: 15th November 2016
- Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 14, 2016) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF RED CARPET MEDIA VARIOUS OF ACTRESS MICHELLE WILLIAMS VARIOUS OF CASEY AFFLECK VARIOUS OF KARA HAYWARD VARIOUS OF MATT DAMON AND BEN AFFLECK HUGGING (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR CASEY AFFLECK TALKING ABOUT AWARDS BUZZ SAYING: "No, you never know, you really never know. All signs can point to great and then you sit down in the theater and it's just not great. You know, this was like all independent movies where you don't have enough money and you don't have enough time and you shoot everything out of order but.. and I've done a lot of movies like this and they didn't turn out that well but this one did so it was a nice surprise to see it at Sundance and hear everyone in the crowd laughing and some people crying and it was a good feeling." VARIOUS OF CAST TOGETHER POSING FOR PHOTOS VARIOUS OF LUCAS HEDGES VARIOUS OF BEN AFFLECK (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR KARA HAYWARD ON KNOWING THE MOVIE WAS SPECIAL SAYING: "Oh yeah, just from reading the script, from knowing who was involved in this project, all of it pointed towards it going to be something amazing." VARIOUS OF MICHELLE WILLIAMS TALKING TO MEDIA VARIOUS OF MATTHEW BRODERICK TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR MICHELLE WILLIAMS ON THE AWARDS BUZZ SAYING: "You know, it really it comes, and has always come and this time is no different, it really comes as a great surprise. This is a very small movie made for nothing but love and the thought of it reaching some sort of pinnacle of glory or acclaim was just furthest thing, I assure you, from any of our minds." VARIOUS OF MATT DAMON ON THE RED CARPET VARIOUS OF KENNETH LONERGAN TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) WRITER/DIRECTOR KENNETH LONERGAN SAYING: "Well, the idea for the story came from Matt Damon and John Krazinsky, they brought me the idea for the story and asked if I would write the screenplay. I was very intrigued by it and I took the job and then eventually Matt wasn't able to direct the film and John went off to do other things and so then I became the director as well." VARIOUS OF MICHELLE WILLIAMS TALKING TO MEDIA AND LONG CARPETS VIEW (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR LUCAS HEDGES TALKING ABOUT WHO HE WAS MOST EXCITED TO WORK WITH SAYING: "Casey, it had to be Casey. I respect him so much and I respect all the decisions he's made in his career. I think he's a beautiful, brilliant model for how we can create meaningful careers and choose meaningful work. I mean I don't think you should be condemned if you do a superhero movie but I think he's always chosen meaningful work and continues to." VARIOUS OF MATT DAMON AND BEN AFFLECK TALKING VARIOUS OF CASEY AFFLECK TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR CASEY AFFLECK SAYING: "I would say it's a drama, it's a drama that has a lot of humor in it, but I think it's just a story that Kenny (Lonergan) tells with an attention to detail that makes it really feel like real life." VARIOUS OF RED CARPET ATMOSPHERE
- Embargoed: 30th November 2016 05:17
- Keywords: Manchester By The Sea Premiere Casey Affleck Michelle Williams Lucas Hedges Matthew Broderick Kara Hayward Kenneth Lonergan Matt Damon Ben Affleck
- Location: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS
- City: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA00258K17IL
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Actor-turned-producer Matt Damon attended the Los Angeles premiere of new movie, 'Manchester By The Sea'.
The film, which the actor produced and came up with the story for, has already generated a lot of awards buzz. The film's director, Kenneth Lonergan, and cast members including Michelle Williams, Matthew Broderick, Lucas Hedges and Kara Hayward also walked the red carpet.
Casey Affleck plays an uncle who is forced to take care of his teenage nephew, played by Lucas Hedges, after the boy's father dies. Casey's brother, Ben, also turned out to support the film and his close friend, Damon and the pair hugged on the red carpet.
The acclaim has come as something of a surprise to Affleck. He told Reuters: "You really never know. All signs can point to great and then you sit down in the theater and it's just not great. You know, this was like all independent movies where you don't have enough money and you don't have enough time and you shoot everything out of order but.. and I've done a lot of movies like this and they didn't turn out that well but this one did so it was a nice surprise to see it at Sundance and hear everyone in the crowd laughing and some people crying and it was a good feeling."
Co-star Williams added: "It really comes as a great surprise. This is a very small movie made for nothing but love and the thought of it reaching some sort of pinnacle of glory or acclaim was just furthest thing, I assure you, from any of our minds."
"Manchester By The Sea" hits theaters on November 18, 2016. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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