AFriday Night Lightsstar joins Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s new thriller movie,RIP. Friends since childhood,Damon and Affleck have collaboratedon many movies over the years, including 1997’sGood Will Hunting, which won them an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2022, Damon and Affleck founded their own production company, Artists Equity, and released their first film,Air, in 2023. Their studio is now partnering with Netflix for its next film,RIP, a crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc,Smokin' Aces).
Now, the cast of Damon and Affleck’s new Netflix crime thriller is continuing to grow. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Kyle Chandler has joined the cast ofRIPand will play an unnamed DEA agent. This will mark the second time that Chandler and Affleck have starred together afterArgo, the 2013 Best Picture winner.RIPis set to begin filming later this month in Miami and Los Angeles.
What Kyle Chandler’s Casting Means For RIP
The Crime Thriller Is Coming Together
Starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck,RIPhas quietly assembled a strong supporting castaround the two stars. Sasha Calle has also been cast, who broke out with her role asSupergirl inThe Flashin 2023, as has Nestor Carbonell, a character actor known for his roles inLost,The Dark Knight, andShōgun. Also starring is Catalina Sandino Moreno, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in the 2004 Spanish-language filmMaria Full of Grace. The singer-turned-actress Teyana Taylor is also starring.
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As the cast comes together around Affleck and Damon,the first plot details forRIPhave also been revealed. The crime thriller follows a team of Miami cops who, while investigating the murder of a fellow officer, incidentally stumble upon millions of dollars hidden in an abandoned stash house. As tensions rise and trust within the team begins to deteriorate, outside parties become privy to the cash. This newfound pressure pushes the police officers into a precarious situation, leading to ethical conflicts and lethal confrontations.
Our Take On Kyle Chandler’s Casting In RIP
He’s A Great Choice For A DEA Agent
Though Kyle Chandler is perhaps best known for his Emmy-winning performance asCoach Eric Taylor inFriday Night Lights, in movies, he’s a character actor who is commonly typecast andfrequently plays federal agents and members of law enforcement. He’s played a local sheriff inSuper 8, a CIA station chief inZero Dark Thirty, and an FBI agent inThe Wolf of Wall Street, just to name a few. Given his past film roles, Kyle Chandler is a great choice to play a DEA agent inRIP.
