News Daniels Matt Damon to Star in Daniels’ First Movie Since Everything Everywhere All at Once Ryan Gosling was originally considering the role By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on May 20, 2026 Photo: Universal Pictures Comment 0 Share New Share Photo: Universal Pictures Daniels (aka Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the writer-directors behind Everything Everywhere All at Once) are close to production on their next film. What that next feature is about has been very hush-hush. Today, however, The Hollywood Reporter has shared some general plot details and the news that Matt Damon will star in the project. According to the trade, the Universal Pictures movie involves “global warming, time travel, as well as a possible superhero angle.” It also takes place across two timelines: the 1980s and present day. The movie will reportedly have teenage protagonists (probably in the 1980s timeline?), but today we found out that Matt Damon (pictured above in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, The Odyssey) will be playing a dad of at least one of those timelines. Ryan Gosling, again according to THR, was supposedly eyeing the role but wanted the character to play a larger role. Rewriting the script (again), however, would impact the production schedule, so Daniels pivoted from Gosling, reportedly considered Jack Black(!) and then closed a deal with Damon. With Damon confirmed, it looks like casting for the teens is underway. No news yet on whose a contender for that, or what else this film involving time travel, climate change, and superheroes will be about. Given it comes from the duo behind Everything Everywhere All at Once, however, odds are good it will at the very least be an interesting watch. [end-mark] The post Matt Damon to Star in Daniels’ First Movie Since <i>Everything Everywhere All at Once</i> appeared first on Reactor.