New Details for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Action Crime Thriller RIP; "HEAT Meets TRAINING DAY"
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently teamed up with writer and director Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces, The Grey) for a action crime thriller film for Netlfix titled RIP.During a recent Netflix event, Affleck showed up share the first trailer with audiences, so we’ve got some new details to share.The film is set in Miami and is inspired by true events. Affleck and Damon plays cops in the story who discover over $20 million "in a derelict stash house. “As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything for the team is called into question — including who they can rely on.”I should note that 'a rip' is the term used for when police keep the money they find at a crime scene.According to GamesRadar+, in the footage that was shown “we see the police raid in action, with tensions rising when the cops realize the sheer amount of cash that is in the house. “Towards the end someone asks Damon's cop what his tattoo means, to which he responds: ‘Are we the good guys?’ It's incredibly thrilling with several mysteries to uncover including why the money is there, who put it there, who wants it, and what lengths will people go to to get this $20 million.”Affleck addressed the gripping tension of the footage shown, saying RIP is "not a horror movie" and is instead "a crime thriller". He also went on to say that the director compared the film to several classics, saying: "When I talked to Joe Carnahan, who directed it, he said this is going to be like Heat meets Narc meets Training Day." Affleck then jokingly responded with "kinda like The Town," which was his own 2010 crime thriller.Affleck went on to say that the goal of the film is to "make this a genre classic like Seven or The French Connection. [Carnahan] really outdid himself and it's really spectacular. “A really fun, engaging ride that keeps you guessing. It's a compelling, complicated human drama that also hews to these elements of cinema that people have loved forever."Joining Affleck and Damon in the cast is The Flash star Sasha Calle, Beef's Steven Yeun, and Friday Night Lights' Kyle Chandler.The movie is coming out in fall 2025.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently teamed up with writer and director Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces, The Grey) for a action crime thriller film for Netlfix titled RIP.
During a recent Netflix event, Affleck showed up share the first trailer with audiences, so we’ve got some new details to share.
The film is set in Miami and is inspired by true events. Affleck and Damon plays cops in the story who discover over $20 million "in a derelict stash house. “As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything for the team is called into question — including who they can rely on.”
I should note that 'a rip' is the term used for when police keep the money they find at a crime scene.
According to GamesRadar+, in the footage that was shown “we see the police raid in action, with tensions rising when the cops realize the sheer amount of cash that is in the house.
“Towards the end someone asks Damon's cop what his tattoo means, to which he responds: ‘Are we the good guys?’ It's incredibly thrilling with several mysteries to uncover including why the money is there, who put it there, who wants it, and what lengths will people go to to get this $20 million.”
Affleck addressed the gripping tension of the footage shown, saying RIP is "not a horror movie" and is instead "a crime thriller".
He also went on to say that the director compared the film to several classics, saying: "When I talked to Joe Carnahan, who directed it, he said this is going to be like Heat meets Narc meets Training Day." Affleck then jokingly responded with "kinda like The Town," which was his own 2010 crime thriller.
Affleck went on to say that the goal of the film is to "make this a genre classic like Seven or The French Connection. [Carnahan] really outdid himself and it's really spectacular.
“A really fun, engaging ride that keeps you guessing. It's a compelling, complicated human drama that also hews to these elements of cinema that people have loved forever."
Joining Affleck and Damon in the cast is The Flash star Sasha Calle, Beef's Steven Yeun, and Friday Night Lights' Kyle Chandler.
The movie is coming out in fall 2025.
