Matt Damon says U2 was 'reluctant at first' to be involved in his Bosnian War ... trends now
Matt Damon says U2 was initially hesitant to take part in his new Paramount+ documentary Kiss the Future, which details the war in Bosnia, and the impact the stalwart band had on the area's citizens.
'I went to them right away and told them about this project and asked if they'd participate and they were reluctant at first,' the 53-year-old A-lister told People on Tuesday of the doc as it debuted on the streaming platform.
The star of classics such as Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan and The Departed, who attended Monday's Met Gala with wife Luciana, said that the band informed him that they did not want to be the focal point in the project.
'I talked to them and realized why - they didn't want the movie to be about them,' the Boston native told the outlet. 'They were like, "We don't want to be centered in this story."'
Damon and friend Ben Affleck, 51, are producers on the doc, which is directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain.
Matt Damon, 53, says U2 was initially hesitant to take part in his new Paramount+ documentary Kiss the Future, which details the war in Bosnia, and the impact the stalwart band had on the area's citizens. Pictured in Berlin in February
The band, pictured in 2019 in India, initially informed Damon that they did not want to be the focal point in the project
It details the conflict between Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995, and how the citizens turned to art to uplift them amid the turbulent timeframe.
According to a logline from Paramount+, the documentary 'explores the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo' and 'how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2. '
Damon told the outlet he and Cicin-Sain sought to showcase 'these incredible
