The Will Anthros Wish List: Matt Damon
Today we continue the Will Anthros Wish List, a list of ten actors we wish had been cast as Will Anthros on Bionic Woman instead of Chris Bowers. This is the eighth person on the list, whose previous members have included Michael Rosenbaum from Smallville, Blair Underwood from Dirty Sexy Money, and Bionic Woman’s own Will Yun Lee.
While previous entries have focused on people who have had notable television roles, today’s entry is a shoot-for-the-stars wish for an actor who has never taken a series role on television: Matt Damon.
How You Know Him: He’s an Academy Award winner, an A-List celebrity, a member of George Clooney’s new Rat Pack, the other half of Ben Affleck’s life-long bromance. He rose to fame in Good Will Hunting, and has continued to find success with the Ocean’s Eleven and the Bourne trilogies among other movies.
Why He Would Have Been a Good Choice: He’s cute, he’s talented, and he’s freaking Matt Damon. We had to include one huge reach on the list, and we included Matt because he has an Academy Award for writing. Given Bionic Woman’s script troubles, why not choose an A-lister who could have helped writers with the script problems?
Could He Have Played a Convincing Scientist? Yep.
Could He Have Played a Convincing Boyfriend? Yep.
Would He Have Taken the Part? Not a chance in hell. He’s rarely appeared on television, aside from a few guest appearances and the reality show he and Ben did about filmmaking (Project Greenlight).
Clip of Evidence: We could have picked any number of Matt’s great performances, but it’s Matt’s real life comedy that often goes unnoticed when people talk about his work. So check out this great moment from The Late Show With David Letterman, where Matt does a spot on impression of the frequently-shirtless Matthew McConaughey.
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