Matt Damon, Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity Signs First Look Deal With Netflix

Artists Equity, the studio co-founded by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Gerry Cardinale, has entered into a first-look production and distribution agreement with Netflix.

The deal comes off of the release of the Artist Equity-produced Netflix film “The Rip,” which has racked up 112 million views on the streaming service since its release on Jan. 16. The film is directed by Joe Carnahan and stars Affleck and Damon alongside Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins and Kyle Chandler.

“We’re expanding our partnership with Artists Equity because they share our mission – to make bold, original films. Ben and Matt don’t wait for opportunities, they create them:…