Matt Damon said on Friday (July 9) he had immersed himself for weeks in Oklahoma with oil rig workers for his role as a disoriented American who travels to France to help his jailed daughter, in a new film loosely inspired by the real-life Amanda Knox case.
Matt Damon said on Friday he had immersed himself for weeks in Oklahoma with oil rig workers for his role as a disoriented American who travels to France to help his jailed daughter, in a new film loosely inspired by the real-life Amanda Knox case.
“I was pretty fascinated by the Amanda Knox case. It really just served as inspiration, I started to think about the relationship with the father, I had just had a daughter,” McCarthy told the news conference.
The actor attended the premiere of his film ‘Stillwater’ at the prestigious film festival in the south of France.
After the movie played, Damon teared up as the drama received a 5-minute standing ovation from the crowd.
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Damon said having children of his own had also helped him relate to Baker, who is struggling to repair his broken relationship with his daughter.
“Since I’ve had kids I feel like everything is a lot more available in my job, emotionally speaking,” Damon said.
On one visit to Marseille, his character forges a new bond with a French child, eight-year-old Maya, played by first-timer Lilou Siauvaud, and her mother.
“I realised straight away I was working with the Meryl Streep of nine-year-olds,” Damon said.
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