Matt Damon has been in lots of films and because of this, has kissed many actors in his time. From the Minnie Driver pickle kiss in Good Will Looking, to a Michael Douglas smooch in Behind the Candelabra, the Oscar winner has had his justifiable share of kissing scenes. He even nearly made out together with his finest good friend, Ben Affleck in The Final Duel. Nonetheless, when discussing these scenes throughout an interview, he highlighted on lip-lock specifically. Apparently, his kissing scene with Scarlett Johansson was considerably awkward from a behind-the-scenes standpoint, and Damon even joked that it was “hell.”
The actor and his Oppenheimer co-star, Emily Blunt, sat down with LADBible, throughout which they shared a few of their preferences. At one level the topic turned to intimate scenes, and etiquette to approaching them. Each actors revealed they like to ensure their breath smells good and that they brush their tooth earlier than having to kiss their co-stars. The Martian actor in the end shared an anecdote about engaged on We Purchased a Zoo with Scarlett Johansson, and what prevented the main woman from having contemporary breath throughout their smooch. He mentioned:
I needed to kiss Scarlett [Johansson] — needed to kiss. Are you able to think about how horrible that was for me? However we did. It was hell, okay? What occurred was we did a shot earlier than lunch, and it was like this good little two-shot that ended within the kiss. And it was actually good. And we went to lunch, and he or she and I each thought it was over. She ate like an onion sandwich for lunch. And she or he got here in and [We Bought a Zoo director] Cameron Crowe had set the digital camera up, and it was like a good shot of the kiss. And she or he goes, ‘Oh shit.’ She goes, ‘I actually simply had like an onion sandwich. I believed we did this.’
He is clearly joking in regards to the kiss being horrible, as I’m positive it was very beautiful, regardless of the onion sandwich. The Oscar winner later added that Scarlett Johansson’s breath smelled like roses and that the sandwich had little impact. Solely the Marvel alum could be resistant to having onion breath, and I’m fairly jealous. It’s candy that they’ll joke about it years later, clearly professionals within the kissing-sphere.
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt had their very own awkward kissing second as properly after they co-starred in 2011’s The Adjustment Bureau. Blunt’s husband, John Krasinski, was on set that day, and Damon made a joke in regards to the kiss that didn’t land. Fortunately, the Saving Non-public Ryan actor recovered — and later wrote a film with John Krasinski. Their households are additionally neighbors in New York and are good associates, regardless of the extremely awkward introduction.
Whereas he and Emily Blunt are getting one other probability to work collectively, the 52-year previous actor has but to reteam with Scarlett Johansson since We Purchased A Zoo. The kissing mishap is not in charge for that, in fact. The Black Widow actress was a lot busy kicking ass within the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years whereas additionally showing in smaller films like JoJo Rabbit and Marriage Story. Matt Damon has additionally been in challenge after challenge, incomes consideration for high-profile films and dealing with Ben Affleck on his newest, Air. I’m nonetheless rooting to see these two reunite on digital camera, as their chemistry is superb. You’d by no means even know that onions performed a job of their on-screen romance. On that notice, can audiences get We Purchased a Zoo 2, maybe?
You’ll be able to catch the actor in his newest movie, Oppenheimer, which is enjoying in theaters nationwide. It’s also possible to see his “hell”-like kiss with Scarlett Johannson in We Purchased a Zoo, which is streamable now with a Disney+ subscription. For extra details about different films heading to cinemas and streaming this yr, be certain to seek the advice of our schedule of 2023 new film releases.
