Kevin Smith tells PEOPLE why he turned down an opportunity to direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's 1997 Oscar-winning drama 'Good Will Hunting.' The trio collaborated on 1999's 'Dogma.' ...

American filmmaker Kevin Smith recently explained why he refused to direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting, despite playing a key role in getting the 1997 film produced.

In an exclusive interview with People Magazine published on June 7, Kevin Smith shared that he refused to direct the 1997 hit movie, Good Will Hunting, because he felt he would continuously ask Afflec ...

Kevin Smith, despite aiding in the production of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's _Good Will Hunting_, declined the offer to ...

Kevin Smith helped Ben Affleck and Matt Damon get their 1997 breakout Good Will Hunting to the big screen, but the filmmaker tells PEOPLE he turned down an opportunity to direct it "I was like ...

Opening up about how the film got made, filmmaker Kevin Smith has revealed he passed on the opportunity to direct Good Will ...

Despite his string of hit roles in everything from Good Will Hunting and The Bourne Identity to, most recently, Oppenheimer, ...

The 'Good Will Hunting' actor appeared with best friend Ben Affleck at a Netflix event and looked nearly unrecognizable with ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck teased their upcoming crime thriller 'The Rip' during Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event on ...

Movies like Beautiful Boy, Finding Forrester and Gifted share similarities with Good Will Hunting in theme or tone, but each has its unique appeal.