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Matt Damon’s So Not Interested In Gaming

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 +0000

It’s not that Matt Damon doesn’t like the action-heavy Bourne game, it seems he just doesn’t like video games! Lev Chapelsky from Blindlight says they’ve tried to get him in games before, but Damon’s not all that keen. Blindlight is responsible for helping to put Robert Downey Jr. in the Iron Man game and Edwart Norton into The Incredible Hulk game. According to Chapelsky:

We’ve been doing this for over eight years — we have more experience in this field than any other company — and by now we’ve made offers to just about every Hollywood name you can think of… When it comes to Damon, we’ve [made] several game offers to him over the years and have consistently found that he’s not interested in working in the field.

Betcha didn’t think of offering Damon a Myst-like puzzle game now did ya?
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Matt Damon Wanted Myst-Like Bourne Game

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:33 +0000

Today’s special update isn’t just a special update, it’s a Matt Damon special update. Yesterday, we brought word that according to MTV Matt Damon had walked out of negotiations to appear in the Bourne game, believing it was too violent. Or something! MTV now brings word that Matt Damon never explicitly stated he was against the violence, but just seemed disinterested in the project. According to Damon:

I lobbied hard [with the video producers] to not make a first-person shooter game but to make it more like Myst, which was a great interesting puzzle you tried to solve — you know, to play with his amnesia or his memory… They weren’t interested.

Apparently while filming the Bourne movies, nobody told Damon he wasn’t starring in Memento. That’s too bad.
Update: Matt Damon Didn’t Speak [Multiplayer via Game|Life]

Matt Damon OK With Movie Violence, Not OK With Game Violence

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:00:27 +0000

Just because Matt Damon has been in some violent Bourne movies, doesn’t mean he’s gonna be in some violent Bourne game. No way! Originally Damon was in negotiations to lend his voice and likeness to the Sierra published game, but pulled out. Apparently he had issues with the game’s violence. Since Matt Damon’s publicist refused to comment, time to see what Matt Damon’s mother thinks. Matt Damon’s mother, the floor is yours:

Matt and I don’t share the same views about violence in adult films, but we do see eye-to-eye on the importance of protecting children. We both support regulations to stop the marketing of violence in films to children through violent toys, products, and video games.

Double standard, much?
Bourne Game Too Violent For Matt Damon [Multiplayer]