Before 'Heated Rivalry,' Matt Damon Considered Adapting Gay Baseball Love Story

Matt Damon reveals he and Ben Affleck almost starred in gay baseball film

Matt Damon has revealed that the world narrowly missed out on him and his Good Will Hunting co-star Ben Affleck creating a gay baseball film together. While queer sports-related stories are front and centre at the moment following the release of steamy ice hockey romance Heated Rivalry, it seems that the boom could have come a lot sooner, courtesy of Matt Damon. The actor spoke to Andy Cohen on radio station SiriusXM on 13 January about working …

Before 'Heated Rivalry,' Matt Damon Considered Adapting Gay Baseball Love Story

The film that could have been!

The real reason Matt Damon and Ben Affleck didn't make baseball's version of 'Heated Rivalry'

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck almost made a gay sports romance years before Heated Rivalry ever existed.While on the Andy Cohen Live, Damon admitted that he and Affleck almost made a queer baseball movie, but ultimately had to pass on it. After Andy Cohen teased Damon about playing hockey with Affleck when they were growing up, Damon corrected him and said they actually played Little League Baseball together.“No, we did not play hockey,” Damon said…

Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Almost Made A Gay Baseball Romance Before Heated Rivalry

Move over, Ilya and Shane — it turns out Matt Damon and Ben Affleck almost pioneered the gay sports romance genre long before Heated Rivalry dominated the cultural zeitgeist.   Damon revealed on Andy Cohen Live this week that he and his Boston bestie were very close to making a queer baseball movie — which is totally giving High School Musical 2 vibes with Ryan and Chad. Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! (Credit: Getty) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck almost ma…

The Dreyfus Affair: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Almost Played Gay Lovers Before Heated Rivalry

Long before Heated Rivalry became a pop-culture phenomenon with queer romance at the backdrop of a sport, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were circling a similar idea in their own way. If they had gone through with it, the duo could have altered their career and Hollywood’s relationship with LGBTQIA+ storytelling.  Matt Damon reveals to Andy Cohen that he and Ben Affleck almost adapted ‘The Dreyfus Affair’, a book about two baseball players who fell …