Matt Damon is looking plenty hot these days, in that mature and respectable (and smart! Glasses!) way rather than the I'd pay to watch him mud wrestle naked way, which is why the thought of said mud wrestling scene in The Good Shepherd is a bit of a turn off. The NY Daily News talked to Matty about shooting the scene:
Damon told us what it was like swinging loose in Robert De Niro's spy drama "The Good Shepherd" when his character was initiated into the Yale secret society Skull & Bones in a naked mud-wrestling ritual.
"You go, you take off all your clothes, you get lathered up with mud and you wrestle," said Damon, who did it even though he's "36 years old and my naked wrestling days are over." The worst part? "It was cold. We shot it at Bronx City College in the basement in this room that they had redone, and it was wintertime and the big doors we needed to get the equipment in were open. It was demeaning enough to do the wrestling, but then all huddled and shivering."
But seriously though, has anyone seen this movie? Is there full Damon frontal or just some ass shots? Cause if it's the former, they should really change their marketing strategy for this film.
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Matt Damon as Justin Timberlake reenacting the infamous Justin/Britney dance-off post break-up 2002. Need I say more?
• Doesn't Matt Damon realize that Jenna and Barbara Bush would be, like, the worst soldiers ever? [PopSugar]
• Mel Gibson may have a long lost daughter and grandson in Australia. For their sake I hope they're not Jewish. [DListed]
• Not to be outdone by Mary Kate, Hilary channels her inner child prostitute. [INO]
• George Clooney's early work. [CityRag]
• Aaaaand again. [Yeeeah]
• Lindsay, Paris and Britney are all very, very viral. [Egotastic]
• Diddy kills puppies and wears them. Now that's a battle I'll join, PETA. [BWE]
• When did 50 Cent become the joke version of himself? [Junkiness]
• Nicole Kidman makes movie about her marriage to Tom Cruise. [Socialite's Life]
Matt Damon did a funny impression of Matthew McConaughey on Letterman last night. Unforch, there were no bongos to really pull the scene together.
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It's hard to believe that last night's New York Premiere of The Good Shepard was the first time ever that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have walked the red carpet together as a couple, but I'm fairly sure (correct me if I'm wrong) it was. Shocking, right? Just look how thrilled they are to be doing it, too. I kid, there are photos of a more smiling Brangelina, just not here. I'm also not in love with Angelina's dress or extra-super skinny angularity, but I'm pretty happy to see them publicly touch. I'm sure their physical contact caused spontaneous orgasm for anyone within a four foot radius. They're s-s-s-steamy like that.
P.S. I give you silly pictures of Matt Damon because, well, they're funny and you know what he looks like.
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• Matt Damon is haunted by his past, thank god he's not Ben Affleck. [PopSugar]
• Jessica Biel and Derek Jeter may be a new couple, but my money's on just being work out buddies. [HollyScoop]
• Rocky's back, but he probably shouldn't be. [DListed]
• Why isn't Law and Order harvesting more of its plotlines from starlet feuds? [Egotastic]
• The guests arrive in Italy for Tom and Katie's wedding, including Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Is this a case of inviting a vague friend who happens to be talented in the hopes that he/she will give an impromptu performance at the party? Classy. [X17]
• Oh. Dear. Lord. [BWE]
• They're men. They're men of the year! Year! Year! (That was meant to be sung to the tune of the song from Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Just go with it.) [A Socialite's Life]
• Sometimes newspapers and magazines make up quotes. Bastards. [Celebitchy]
• Lohan's plays to everyone's fetish. [CityRag]
• Claudia Schiffer is Goldican. [Yeeeah]
• Jennifer Aniston dresses up like a crazy thespian. [Egotastic]
• Liz Hurley's wearing everyone to her wedding. Layers are very in. [PopSugar]
• Way to go above and beyond your regular douchiness, Rush Limbaugh. [BWE]
• An X17 photog's soft bed made by mother nature's own hand finally pays off. In the form of a possible glimpse of J. J. Spears-Federline. [X17]
• So, so hard to hold back on making fun of Lisa Rinna because she really was just dressed up like an idiot pirate for the kids. Think about the kids. [DListed]
• If you dress me up as Flipper, I won't be mad. [Retrocrush, via BWE]
• Matt Damon owes career success to not being Mickey Rourke. [Junkiness]
• I'm 'Meh' on the new Gwen Stefani song, "Wind It Up". How about you? [Popbytes]
Never let it be said that this man didn't go for the gold.
The rest of the group at last nights premiere of The Departed all looked pretty crotch-grazable as well, if I do say so myself. Also, this looks like just about the coolest premiere crowd around. Not an annoying one in the bunch (other than Bono, but you can't give Bono trouble, because, well, he's Bono). No starlets. No drama. Just some damn find human specimens.
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Matt Damon can barely contain his anger (unforch it's fake, he is such an ac-tor) at Jimmy Kimmel. I wish that ignoring Kimmel would make him go away, but it hasn't worked for god knows how many years, so I give up.
Sigh. I just wish that someone would ream Jimmy Kimmel for real.
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• Maybe Tom Cruise should spend less time worrying about people seeing that infant of his and more time on his oral hygiene. [DListed]
• Don't you just wish that Jared Leto and Stephen Baldwin would spontaneously combust when this close to one another? [BWE]
• Hmmm, what's up with Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson both vacationing in Maui right now. Are they doing it as I type? I can only hope. [X17]
• Jennifer Love Hewitt is in love, I will leave others to comment on what that has done in terms of letting herself go-ness. [Hollywood Tuna]
• After all these years, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are still totally adorable together. [PopSugar]
• W Magazine looks like it's having a little fun with Janet Jackson on it's new cover. [BringingBloggingBack]
• This, this is why I cannot have children. [CityRag]
• Mischa Barton is a shitty client, but she looks nice in a dress. I guess you take what you can get. [DListed]
• I asked this Bob Dylan guy to be my MySpace friend. I hope I get the add cause his music sounds super emo-tastic. [MySpace via BWE]
• Just when you thought he couldn't get more desperate, David Hasselhoff is offering his goods to Kate Beckinsale. [PopSugar]
• Up until recently I lived very close to Matt Damon. It's probably for the best that I didn't knew that earlier. [NY Mag]
• The Find The Hottest Picture of Britney Before She Tanked competition. [CollegeHumor via CityRag]
• Yeah, life sort of sucks as the Other Knowles Sister. [I'm Not Obsessed]
• Dave Navarro has moved on to Jenna Jameson, cause Carmen Elektra just wasn't porn-y enough. [Star]
• While another MTV couple, the Barkers, prepare to Meet the Divorce Lawyers. [People]
• Is there a heat wave going on, or are Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and George Clooney filming together again? [Celebitchy]
• Oh, you best not be littering in front of Orlando Bloom, Kate Bosworth. Oh, what was that? Not your cigarette, just one of your arms falling off? Awkward. [A Socialite's Life]
• Hugh Hefner denies having a minor stroke this weekend, says it was just "virility spasm." [Hollywood Rag]
• Something tells me that trying to break into Paul McCartney's house isn't the best way for Heather Mills not to come off as a crazy in this divorce. [BWE]
• Note to self: If trying not to get sexually assaulted, stay away from dark rooms containing Joe Francis. [DListed]
• Julia Roberts is thrilled about her wheatgrass! Thrilled I say! [X17]
Just a reminder that it's not all overheating and St. Tropez slutting for celebrities. Every once in a while these modern-day elite enjoy life's simple pleasures like taking in a Red Sox game or forcing your older child to push your youngerone around in a stroller. There's nothing like having help built right into the family structure. Now all we need is to get Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, their wives and little baby girls all together for a play date. Now there's a paparazzi frenzy I could get behind.
Sure celebrities are, on the whole, aesthetically gifted, but it's not just a roll of the dice. Sometimes it's nice just to sit back on the couch, look at pictures of stars exercising, and relax knowing that at least some of them are working for it. Obviously the personal trainers, nutritionists and cocaine dealers help, a lot, but the jogging burn is a universal equalizer. Matt Damon sweats it up in SoHo (why anyone would jog on some of the most crowded streets of New York is beyond me, but I'll let that go). Penelope Cruz's Blackberry's hand-adhesive is immune to work-out sweat. And Kate Beckinsale bides her time until she can light up her next cigarette. Me, on the other hand, I'll go switch from bud heavy to bud light.
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Hey nerd-friends, it's about time mainstream Hollywood took note of your demographic (and realized this is where the money is). Though Matt Damon looks a bit like a douche-monkey in this picture, he really woud love to participate in the time-honored tradition (money, money. money) of Star Trek. According to The Insider, Matt Damon may give himself to the power of the Trek soon:
J.J. ABRAMS is very interested in casting the Oscar-winning Damon as a young Captain Kirk in the upcoming 'Star Trek' movie that he's directing and producing. He's so interested that he's apparently already sought support from the original Kirk, WILLIAM SHATNER. "Shatner gave his blessing," my source says. "J.J. got his approval." Damon first popped up in Trekkie circles as soon as the Abrams-'Star Trek' deal was announced. Rumor had it that the new movie would center on Kirk and Spock's early days at a space academy. "J.J. wants Damon as Capt. Kirk," my source reports. "He really loves the idea."
Well, this is probably the best looking thing to happen to Trekkies since Shatner himself. Yowza.
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The hottest trend in Hollywood isn't just having babies, its having GIRL babies. This weekend, Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby chick, Isabella.
Damon's wife Luciana gave birth in a Miami hospital on Sunday to Isabella, the actor's publicist Jennifer Allen said. No other details were released.
"Mother and baby — everyone — is wonderful, fine," Allen said here Monday.
Congratulations on this little bundle of spit! Both Damon and best friend Ben Affleck are going to have to keep trying for their future Red Sox players.
All these baby girls are going to be a handful on the streets of LA. Watch out Linsday, Hilary and Paris, the next generation is already on their way. Hell, its only a matter of time before these babies are walking, talking, and ruling Hollywood.
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