When Ben Affleck and Matt Damon team up for a film, it usually means big box office, critical acclaim, and Academy Awards. Now, the A-list duo is taking their talents to Netflix for their next film. In an exclusive report from Deadline, Netflix has acquired the rights to RIP, a crime thriller that both Damon and Affleck will headline.

Reports surfaced in June that RIP was being shopped around to studios and streamers, and it appears Netflix won the bidding war just before the July 4 holiday. Damon and Affleck's Artists Equity studio is producing the film. Joe Carnahan, the director of Smokin' Aces and The A-Team, will helm the film, and is co-writing the script with Michael McGrale, who was a writer of multiple episodes of The Following and CSI: Miami. The film's plot details are not known at this time.

According to Deadline, earlier this year, the duo had another thriller lined up to make for Netflix, titled Animals. However, Affleck's work finishing The Accountant sequel sidelined the project. Damon reportedly took on RIP after reading the script, and Affleck joined after production on his film wrapped. Now with Netflix on board, production on the film is expected to begin in the fall.

Carnahan made a name for himself with crime thrillers, earning the attention of critics by directing 2002's Narc with Jason Patric and Ray Liotta. His other films include The Grey, Boss Level, and Copshop.

Affleck and Damon's Oscar-Winning Partnership

In 1998, Affleck and Damon hit the Hollywood A-list by winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting. The duo went on to star in a number of Kevin Smith films and The Last Duel, among others. Affleck would make his feature film directorial debut with 2007's Gone Baby Gone, and won the 2013 Oscar for Best Picture for Argo, which he produced and directed. Among his notable films are the DCEU movies (as Bruce Wayne/Batman), Gone Girl, Hollywoodland, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, and Shakespeare in Love.

In addition to his 1998 Oscar win, Matt Damon has been nominated twice for Best Actor, most recently for 2015's The Martian. His notable roles include the Ocean's Eleven films, Saving Private Ryan, The Departed, The Talented Mr. Ripley, the Jason Bourne films, Ford v Ferrari, and Oppenheimer. His next film, Apple's The Instigators, releases in August, and he recently finished production on Unstoppable for MGM. He and Affleck formed the Artists Equity studio in 2022 and released their first film, Air, which they both starred in and earned two Golden Globe nominations, including Best Picture (Musical or Comedy).