Driver and damon previously starred together in 1997s good will hunting. One of the larger roles, the humane but destructive lady eboshi, is played by english actress minnie driver. Neil gaiman and minnie driverthe lybarger links interview. Minnie driver criticises matt damons abuse comments.
Let women do the speaking up right now actress calls her ex and good will hunting costars comments about spectrum of sexual. Minnie driver slammed matt damon for his comments on sexual misconduct. Interview with matt damon and minnie driver published at. Minnie driver, 46, revealed she was almost not cast in good will hunting after a producer told her she was not hot enough to be in it. Good will hunting was a breakout film in 1997, launching the careers of ben affleck, matt damon and minnie driver, who was nominated for an academy award for her performance. Minnie driver says harvey weinstein thought she wasnt hot. Matt damon explains why good will hunting has so much cursing duration. In 1998, matt damon became one of the most sought after actors in hollywood after receiving the academy award for best original screenplay for good will hunting. He was dating his hunting costar minnie driver, who had also been nominated for an oscar for best supporting actress but lost to kim basinger. Oprah played a role in the breakup of matt damon and minnie driver. If you ever get a chance to interview cool people, feel free to send the interview this direction. The 46yearold english actress discussed the ordeal during a siriusxm interview in new york city on tuesday. Following his recent comments about sexual harassment suggesting there is a spectrum of abuse, actor matt damon is getting slammed by actress and former costar, minnie driver on friday, the good will hunting star and exgirlfriend of damon took to twitter to detail her upset with the 47yearold actor after he made comments to abc reporter peter travers.
May 03, 2017 at the good will hunting premiere on dec. Mar 01, 2012 minnie driver remembers filming good will hunting with matt damon,1997 minnie driver on the set of good will hunting. Amelia fiona minnie driver born 31 january 1970 is an englishamerican actress, singer and songwriter driver has been nominated for the academy award for best supporting actress and a screen actors guild award for her role as skylar in gus van sants good will hunting 1997. And his exgirlfriend minnie driver who famously found out they were broken up via an interview on oprahagrees, as she took to twitter to express her distaste for a recent interview the actor. There are so many men i love who do not frame the differentiation between sexual misconduct assault and rape as an excuse or worse our problem. The surprising way minnie driver found out matt damon broke up. As an indemand tv and movie actor, minnie driver has not had a lot of time for her first love. When matt damon broke up with minnie driver on oprah. The worst christmas gift minnie ever received was a thong with her name on it, written in rhinestones. Minnie driver, 46, revealed she was almost not cast in good will hunting. Driver called her good will hunting costars comments utterly tone deaf and as a result, systemically part of the problem. Minnie driver recounted being a teenage victim of sexual assault. Minnie driver slammed matt damon for his comments on sexual. Dec 18, 2017 actresses alyssa milano and his good will hunting costar minnie driver were among the highprofile hollywood women to take issue with damons comments, criticizing them on social media.
Minnie driver slams matt damon, harvey weinstein page six. During an interview with oprah winfrey, damon told the nowmedia. Feb 21, 2018 minnie driver did not mince words in a recent interview about sexual harassment in hollywood and beyond. Minnie driver recently conducted an interview in which she slammed. Skylar minnie driver and he hits on her, claiming to be a harvard student himself. Minnie driver, alyssa milano slam matt damon over comments. The producer of good will hunting did not think i was hot enough to be.
Good will hunting 1997 after the 2014 death of robin williams, the boston public garden park bench where he and matt damon had their conversation scene became an impromptu memorial site for the actor. Hollywood star matt damon and british actress minnie driver, 50, have been dating for more than a year after he decided to say on the show at oprah that he was not dating anyone. Will matt damon, skylar minnie driver about good will hunting. Apr 02, 2020 hollywood star matt damon and british actress minnie driver, 50, have been dating for more than a year after he decided to say on the show at oprah that he was not dating anyone. Minnie driver reveals fame led to an unhealthy weight. She has a sister, kate driver, who is a model and a producer. Her mother, gaynor churchward nee millington, was a designer and former couture model, and her father, charles ronald ronnie driver, was a businessman. The producer of good will hunting did not think i was hot enough to be in that. Van zant desperately searches for human decency and kindness in his seminal drama.
Skylar minnie driver asks will matt damon to come to california, but his fear of abandonment may destroy them. Oct, 2016 minnie driver may have shined in the 1997 film good will hunting, but on wednesdays watch what happens. Dec 16, 2017 minnie driver costarred with matt damon in the 1997 oscarwinner good will hunting, but it seems pretty safe to say we wont be seeing these two onscreen together again after driver slammed. Driver was born january 31, 1970 in finsbury park, london. For minnie driver, one of the best parts of good will hunting with robin williams took place offscreen in an interview on bravos watch what happens live that aired on wednesday, the british. Will matt damon, skylar minnie driver, professor lambeau stellan skarsgard about good will hunting. Good will hunting is one of those rare films that everyone i know loves dearly. Dec 17, 2017 driver was discussing comments by matt damon, whom she once dated and with whom she starred in the oscarwinning 1997 film good will hunting. To label damon and driver as hollywoods it couple at that moment in time would. Its so funny, and its so sad, and its so full of redemption, and its so romantic and full of love. The actor minnie driver has told the guardian that men simply cannot. I felt i desperately needed to say something, driver told the publication.
In an interview with abc news this week, damon said alleged sexual. After taking to twitter to express her disbelief over her exboyfriend and former good will hunting costar matt damon s. Minnie driver says harvey weinstein thought she wasnt hot enough. Remember when matt damon broke up with minnie driver on.
Minnie driver takes aim at ex matt damon for controversial. Matt damons ex minnie driver, alyssa milano slam him for. Dec 18, 2017 actress minnie driver is taking her good will hunting costar and former boyfriend matt damon to task for his recent comments on sexual misconduct in hollywood. Minnie driver has lambasted her ex and former costar matt damon after the actor made inflammatory comments about hollywoods sexual abuse scandal last week driver dismissed damons statement. A petition has been passed around to erect a statue in williams memory near the bench. Actresses alyssa milano and his good will hunting costar minnie driver were among the highprofile hollywood women to take issue with damons comments, criticizing them on social media. In an interview with abc news this week, damon said.
Jan 02, 20 the cast and crew of good will hunting on the moments they love the most. Minnie driver is profoundly moving as damons girlfriend skylar. Before coming to national prominence in good will hunting, driver was first signed to a label in her native uk. And from an east coast guy, we got this interview with matt damon about good will hunting and minnie driver. Dec 18, 2017 minnie driver on matt damons comments.
Oct, 2016 minnie driver, 46, revealed she was almost not cast in good will hunting after a producer told her she was not hot enough to be in it. Driver s fury was sparked by a wideranging interview in which damon who she dated for a year after they met on the set of good will hunting 20 years ago waded into the hollywood sex abuse. Good will hunting tells the poignant story of will and seans coming to terms with the blows life has dealt them and with the questions that lie in the future. In an interview on bravos watch what happens live that aired on wednesday, the british. The oscarnominated actress recently took to twitter to slam her good will hunting costar. Everyone dreams of being rich and famous at some point in their life, but minnie driver, who became a celebrity overnight after starring in good will hunting, revealed in recent interview that it. The two actors starred opposite each other in good will hunting as love interests. Will hunting is a headstrong, workingclass genius who is. Good will hunting is simply a life changing, life affirming, and inspiring film that holds up beautifully.
This year she played jane in tarzan and impersonated brooke shields in south park. Alyssa milano joins minnie driver in slamming matt damon over sexual misconduct comments. Oct 16, 2014 minnie driver opened up about her late costar robin williams on wwhl, telling a touching story about him during the good will hunting shoot. For minnie driver, one of the best parts of good will hunting with robin williams took place offscreen. In an interview with the guardian published sunday, driver expanded on her reaction. Minnie driver, matt damon and ben affleck in good will hunting, 1997. Written by affleck and damon, the film follows 20yearold south boston janitor will hunting, an unrecognized genius who, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement after assaulting a police officer, becomes a. The cast and crew of good will hunting on the moments they love the most. Here she returns for her third zoerounder album, after a lengthy hiatus, that included having her son and a flood of acting. When matt damon broke up with minnie driver on oprah yahoo. The oscarnominated actress recently took to twitter to slam her good will hunting. Minnie driver slammed matt damon for his comments on. Minnie driver slams exboyfriend matt damon over sexual.
Minnie driver reveals matt damon and ben affleck fought for her. Minnie driver and matt damon attend the afi benefit premiere of good will hunting on december 2, 1997. Minnie driver tells touching story about late costar. Minnie driver tells touching robin williams, good will.
Minnie driver reveals fame led to an unhealthy weight perez. Sep 28, 2011 matt damon and ben affleck coscripted and star in this drama, set in boston and cambridge, about rebellious 20yearold mit janitor will hunting damon, gifted with a photographic memory, who. Minnie driver told she wasnt hot enough for good will hunting. When minnie driver tells a joke for the love of me i couldnt hear it, and i never got to see it again could someone tell the joke and explain the punchline. Minnie driver wants men everywhere to know they cant tell women about their abuse.
One of minnie drivers bestknown roles was as will huntings matt damon love interest skylar in the 1997 film good will hunting. Minnie driver remembers filming good will hunting with matt damon,1997 minnie driver on the set of good will hunting. The actresses alyssa milano and minnie driver, among others, issued swift critiques of the comments mr. Driver was discussing comments by matt damon, whom she once dated and with whom she starred in the oscarwinning 1997 film good will hunting. Chuckie ben affleck gives the bigwigs a run for their money on wills matt damon behalf. Weinstein recently issued a statement saying that actress ashley judd was his first choice for the role of skylar in good will hunting. Her tears in her dorm room feel so authentic to her characters heartbreak. Minnie driver reveals matt damon and ben affleck fought for. One of skylars fellow coeds, clark scott william winters, tries to humiliate chuckie. Minnie driver blasts matt damon for controversial sexual. Oct 16, 2014 for minnie driver, one of the best parts of good will hunting with robin williams took place offscreen in an interview on bravos watch what happens live that aired on wednesday, the british. Feb 09, 2012 everyone dreams of being rich and famous at some point in their life, but minnie driver, who became a celebrity overnight after starring in good will hunting, revealed in recent interview that it. Minnie driver calls out tone deaf ex matt damon daily.
Good will hunting belongs to miramax filmsmatt damon and ben affleck. Good will hunting two conditions hd matt damon, minnie driver. Minnie driver calls out matt damon over utterly tone deaf. Driver received an academy award nomination for her work in good will hunting. Minnie driver honors robin williams with sweet good will.
Minnie driver costarred with matt damon in the 1997 oscarwinner good will hunting, but it seems pretty safe to say we wont be seeing these two onscreen together again after driver slammed. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Matt damon and ben afflecks script is raw, real, and thoughtful as these two teenage actors wrote an original screenplay with a boston realism and a sympathetic viewpoint. Good will hunting was a breakout film in 1997, launching the careers of ben affleck, matt damon and minnie driver, who was nominated for. Minnie driver and matt damon are reconnecting but its under circumstances that could be better. Dec 18, 2017 minnie driver and matt damon attend the afi benefit premiere of good will hunting at mann bruin theatre in westwood, california on december 2, 1997. Facing a jail sentence after one too many runins with the law, wills fate lies in the hands of his therapist williams, who might be the only man able to help him. Minnie driver reveals matt damon and ben affleck fought. Minnie driver had plenty to say about her good will hunting costar matt damons problematic comments regarding the postweinstein sexual misconduct reckoning in hollywood. Minnie driver nearly lost out on the part of hunting s girlfriend. Minnie driver and matt damon attend the afi benefit premiere of good will hunting at mann bruin theatre in westwood, california on december 2, 1997.
The most brilliant mind at americas top university isnt a student, hes the kid who cleans the floors. Dec 15, 2017 alyssa milano joins minnie driver in slamming matt damon over sexual misconduct comments. Jun 08, 2014 good will hunting was a breakout film in 1997, launching the careers of ben affleck, matt damon and minnie driver, who was nominated for an academy award for her performance. We all know that minnie driver is a wildly gifted actress, having shown her chops in films like good will hunting,grosse pointe blank, and phantom of the opera there are things you probably didnt know about this very serious thespian. Affleck told the magazine in a separate interview that williams, who. Actress minnie driver is taking her good will hunting costar and former boyfriend matt damon to task for his recent comments on sexual misconduct in hollywood. Minnie driver did not mince words in a recent interview about sexual harassment in hollywood and beyond. However the brunette confessed during her candid interview that a. Good will hunting is a 1997 american drama film directed by gus van sant, and starring robin williams, matt damon, ben affleck, minnie driver, and stellan skarsgard. Dec 18, 2017 minnie driver recently conducted an interview in. Dec 17, 2017 minnie driver isnt backing down after taking to twitter to express her disbelief over her exboyfriend and former good will hunting costar matt damons controversial sexual misconduct.