Matt Damon Says Dunkin Commercial Was 'Clearly Not His Idea'
Matt Damon is a creative mastermind, but he's not the mastermind behind his Dunkin' commercial — that honor goes to am Affleck.
“[It was] obviously not my idea,” Damon, 53, revealed about the duo's Super Bowl LVIII ad during a visit The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, February 13.
“We really enjoyed doing it, though,” he added of the project, which was created by Affleck, 51, and their production company, Artists Equity. “It was amazing.”
In the ad, Damon along with his longtime BFF and former football star Tom Brady are part of a fake band trying to boost Affleck's pop music career. Together the trio designs matching fluorescent orange outfits and forms the boy band The Dunkings. The commercial, which aired on Sunday, February 11, features the Boston celebrities dancing and singing for Affleck's wife. Jennifer Lopezhoping to land a spot on her upcoming album.
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While chatting with Stephen Colbert On Tuesday, Damon revealed that he contributed one thing to the commercial, which he claimed he didn't expect.
Damon confessed his line at the end of the commercial, where he tells Affleck, “Remember how I said I'd do anything for you?” This is all,” was not written.
“I actually said that to him when we were filming,” Damon laughed as he recalled the day on set. “And he just left it there.”
He added, “[It] was a perfectly timed ad-lib that ended up in the final version of the ad.
As he continued to talk about the commercial, Colbert, 59, surprised Damon by pulling out a pair of matching sets that the Dunkings wore in the ad.
“Dunkin was basically selling these ridiculous outfits,” Colbert told Damon.
“I didn't know they were going to do that,” Damon exclaimed. “I had no idea!”
The two then proceeded to layer them over their clothes, with Damon inviting Colbert to officially join the group. “The only qualification for being a Dunking is the willingness to put this on – so you're in the band!” the actor joked. “You made it!”