WhenThe Last Dueltrailer dropped, audiences were…taken aback by the hairy situation afoot.
The looks were devised by Scott.
“We were sort of shocked,” Affleck adds.
Matt Damon, left, and Ben Affleck in ‘The Last Duel.'.20th Century Studios
“But because he’s such a stunning visual artist and he’s the director you trust him.”
“I hope people don’t walk away from the movie focused on that,” he continues.
That’s my guess about his intention.
ut he basically said, ‘This is how your hair’s going to look.'"
In both cases, the cuts were rooted in strong character traits.
“My character went to war constantly,” reflects Damon.
“He wanted to fight.
That’s all I cared about.”
As for Affleck’s distinctive look, he says, “It’s about representing power.
“But he really believed in it, so it was like, ‘Ok, I trust you.
Let’s do it.’
“It’s one of the disadvantages of having to also live your life in public.
It just makes it harder for people to suspend disbelief when they see you as a character.”
And since it was just for the film, at least it was hair today, gone tomorrow.
The Last Duelhits theaters Oct. 15.
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