Ben Affleck, Matt Damon’s Artists Equity inks multi-year first-look deal with Netflix

LOS ANGELES: (Mar 4) Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s banner Artists Equity has signed a multi-year streaming first-look deal, production and distribution agreement with Netflix.

Artists Equity, which was also founded by RedBird Capital’s Gerry Cardinale, recently partnered with Netflix on the crime thriller "The Rip", starring both Affleck and Damon, which spent three weeks as the No. 1 movie on streamer's Top 10 chart, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Netflix is also set to release Affleck’s next directorial feature, "Animals", which features the Oscar winner alongside Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson. It is scheduled to come out later this year.