Matt Damon Moved to Tears During 5-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes ‘Stillwater’ Premiere

Kate Garraway has revealed she recently accompanied her husband Derek Draper to Mexico, where he visited a specialist clinic after an eminent doctor reached out after seeing the presenter's documentary.MORE: Kate Garraway's family home is a retreat for her husband Derek – photosDerek, who has been bed-ridden since he was struck down with coronavirus in 2020, had to undergo oxygen and pressure tests to check he was able to make the 11,000-mile trip.WATCH: Kate Garraway addresses MBE backlashThe father-of-two has already received specialist treatment at a clinic in Monterrey and is set to return next month for a longer period – a total of 28 days.READ: Kate Garraway gives heartbreaking update on husband Derek Draper's health battleRELATED: Kate Garraway talks 'positive thing' to have come out of husband Derek's health battle in heartfelt interviewSpeaking to The Sun, the Good Morning Britain presenter revealed that her husband of 16 years is "desperate" to get better and "will do anything he can" to make it happen. The new documentary, Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek, airs Tuesday 22 February"I think actually there's a huge amount of hope for him to improve," she told the newspaper."I think the treatment could be positive.

It never gets old reading about famous actors that turned down major roles that would have altered film history. Most of the time, they’re interesting footnotes and “What if?” situations that are fun to imagine.

(Corrects first paragraph to say Sunday, not Saturday)CANNES, France (Reuters) -Sean Penn said on Sunday he nearly passed up the chance to act opposite his daughter Dylan for the first time in "Flag Day", his latest movie which is vying for awards at the Cannes Film Festival - until actor Matt Damon egged him on. Oscar-winning Penn plays John Vogel, a real-life wheeler-dealer who lurched from one failed business venture to another, causing heartbreak for daughter Jennifer, who reveres him.

Matt Damon may be one of the biggest movies stars in Hollywood, but he still passed on one of the biggest movies ever to be made. The 50-year-old actor taught a master class at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday and revealed to his audience that not only did he pass up on a very famous role, but also a jaw-dropping paycheck.

Matt Damon is wrapping up his time at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival!

Matt Damon didn’t realize just how much money he’d be missing out on when he turned down a role in the mega-blockbuster “Avatar”.

Stillwater.As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Damon attributed his emotional response to being with his peers for the first time after the coronavirus outbreak.“I think we’ll all look back and remember this moment of launching out of COVID. And what a way to do it,” he said.“To be in the same room with 1,000 other people who are strangers, but are also part of the same community because we all love the same thing… it was such a great reminder of why we do this.”Damon continued: “I never would have appreciated it in that way had we not just gone through what we went through.”Finally, he concluded that the premiere was “unlike any other experience I’ve had here.”Damon stars as a blue-collar oil rig worker in Stillwater.

It’s been a rocky four-plus years in American foreign policy, and nowhere is this more apparent than in “Stillwater,” the new thriller-slash-family drama from “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy, which premiered out-of-competition at Cannes. Partially inspired by the Amanda Knox trial, but mostly a strangely affecting family drama concocted by screenwriting team Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré, and Marcus Hinchey, the film totters uneasily between the two modes over the course of 140 minutes, never quite finding its footing.

CANNES – In Tom McCarthy’s “Stillwater,” Matt Damon plays Bill Baker, a “roughneck” (oil rig worker) from Oklahoma who is trying to help his daughter Allison prove her innocence for a murder she was convicted of in France. The film, which debuted to mixed reviews at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, attempts to mix humor into its sometimes messy dramatic thriller mix.

Matt Damon said he felt “a little overwhelmed” at yesterday’s Cannes premiere for his new film Stillwater.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterMatt Damon went deep into red state identity politics to build his character in Tom McCarthy’s Cannes premiere “Stillwater.”To portray Oklahoma oil rig worker Bill Baker — a father sacrificing everything to free his daughter from a French prison — Damon spent an “absolutely critical” time doing research in the state, he said at a Friday press conference for the project.One of the biggest laughs at the film’s Thursday night premiere came when Damon’s character is asked by French nationals if he voted for Donald Trump in 2020.

Matt Damon was moved to tears at Cannes by the reaction of the audience to his new movie Stillwater.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAmericans are used to watching Americans save the day in movies. That’s the kind of hero Bill Baker wants to be for his daughter Allison — a young woman convicted of murdering her girlfriend while studying abroad — in “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy’s not-at-all-conventional crime thriller “Stillwater.” The setup will sound familiar to anyone who remembers the Amanda Knox case: Five clicks in to a nine-year sentence, Allison has always maintained her innocence.

Matt Damon had a moment actors can only wish for.

Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for its third day with the premieres of 'Lingui', by Chadian filmmaker Mahamat Saleh Haroun, and the US film 'Stillwater' presented outside of the official competition.

Matt Damon had an emotional moment at the premiere of his movie Stillwater at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

In town for the world premiere of out-of-competition Cannes Film Festival entry Stillwater, star Matt Damon appeared moved by emotion during a near-five-minute standing ovation tonight. The drama, directed by Spotlight Oscar-winner Tom McCarthy, brought the assembled crowd to its feet in the Grand Théâtre Lumière as the lights came up on film’s team, and brought tears to Damon’s eyes.

The new music documentary, “The Sound Of Us”, will be honoured with the Movie That Matters award during the Better World Fund Gala at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The award recognizes the urgency, inspiration and change-making impact of the timely film.

Camille Cottin is having quite a year. As more and more folks locked at home tuned into Call My Agent!(Dix pour cent), the Netflix series in which she stars, her profile has risen internationally. The comedy/drama about the trials and tribulations of a Parisian talent agency had already helped her score jobs in Hollywood films pre-pandemic, and now she’s definitely someone to keep an eye on as she continues to build an enviable cross-border resume.

EXCLUSIVE: Tomorrow night’s Cannes premiere of Stillwater marks the end of a long odyssey for co-writer/director Tom McCarthy, who put down the script almost a decade ago, and moved on to win an Oscar for co-writing and directing Best Picture winner Spotlight and get nominated for co-writing the Best Animated Film Oscar winner Up. Stillwater stars Matt Damon as an Oklahoma roughneck with a shoddy past as a father who heads to Marseille hellbent on freeing his daughter (Abigail Breslin), an exchange student imprisoned for murdering her girlfriend, a crime she says she didn’t commit.

It’s a loose riff on the Amanda Knox story, basically. A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit.