Kevin Smith tells PEOPLE that his longtime friend and frequent collaborator Ben Affleck left him thank-you notes multiple ...

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.

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.' ...

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 tells PEOPLE that Ben Affleck left him thank-you notes multiple times during the production of 1995's Mallrats after Smith allowed him to spend time working on Good Will Hunting's ...

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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 ...

Those stories are said to have caused a rift between Smith and Ben Affleck that lasted for years, but they've since squashed ...

Kevin Smith says Ben Affleck auditioned for 1995's 'Mallrats' because he liked 1994's 'Clerks,' telling the filmmaker, "I thought it was pimp" Tommy McArdle Thu, June 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM UTC 4 min read ...

Kevin Smith shared an exciting update for Dogma 2, the long-awaited sequel to 1999’s Dogma. The fantasy comedy starred Matt ...

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

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