Damon, DiCaprio to co-star in ‘The Departed’

Wed., Aug. 25, 2004

Jill Jackson King Features Syndicate

Quelle parlay! Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio. The two box-office biggies are set to co-star in “The Departed,” to be directed by Martin Scorsese, about a gangster who infiltrates the police force, and a cop who infiltrates the gangs.

The two discover there is a mole in each organization and race to find each other’s identity.

Meanwhile, Matt’s best buddy, Ben Affleck, starts “Nowhere Men,” about a group of people who pursue covert missions. After that he goes into a holiday comedy titled “Surviving Christmas.” As for his love life, don’t ask me about it, because I don’t have any answers.

Still More Castings

Rebecca Romijn Stamos, or maybe now she’s just Rebecca Romijn, will play Ben Affleck’s wife in “Man About Town,” the story of a top Hollywood agent who seems to have it all: success, money and a beautiful wife. But it all seems to unravel when he finds out she’s cheating on him and that his journal has been stolen by a journalist who could expose him.

Billy Bob Thornton surfaces in “Mr. Woodcock,” a comedy about a man who returns to his home town to stop his mother from marrying his high-school gym teacher (Thornton) because he made life hell for the kids when they were in school.

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