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Matt Damon is sharing some behind-the-scenes details from his Dunkin’ Super Bowl commercial with his best friend Ben Affleck.
The commercial, in which the couple teamed up with football legend Tom Brady for their debut as the supergroup “The Dunkings” much to the dismay of Jennifer Lopez, won Sunday night as one of the most talked about spots of the Super Bowl.
Damon, 53, told Stephen Colbert in “The late show“Tuesday night that the commercial was ‘clearly not my idea.’
Colbert, 59, said he liked the line the actor said to Affleck, 51, at the end of the commercial: “Remember when I told you I would do anything for you? This is ‘anything.'”
“I actually told him that when we were filming,” Damon said, laughing. “And he just left it there.”
Damon also spoke about the long-term friendship between him and Affleck, calling the “Argo” director and star his “best friend” for “many, many years.”
The couple has known each other since childhood and worked together on several films, including “Good Will Hunting,” “Dogma” and “The Last Duel.” Both produced and starred in “Air,” directed by Affleck.
The discussion then led to Damon’s other famous friends, including John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, who live in the same apartment building as the producer and “Air” star. He called the couple “more like a family.”
“I see (Krasinski) in the gym every morning and I can’t get away from him,” Damon joked.
Damon said Krasinski is getting in shape for his role in “this ritchie boy film,” presumably the director’s next film”fountain of youth” with Natalie Portman and Eiza González.
“John was getting into really good shape for this role…” Damon said. “I started training with him every morning. Just because I had nothing else to do.”
The “Oppenheimer” actor told USA TODAY last year that he promised his wife he would “take some time off” from acting.
“This was something we literally negotiated, but the only caveat was ‘if Chris Nolan calls,'” he said. “It was my back to work card and then he called me, which was a wonderful surprise.”
On Tuesday, Damon told Colbert that before filming the atomic bomb thriller he “had a feeling” that Nolan, 53, would soon have a movie in the works.
“It’s really fickle,” he said. “I have no idea if there is a role for me, but I left that door open.”
Contributing: Patrick Ryan
See extended cut ofBen Affleck’s Popular Dunkin’ Super Bowl Commercial
