Ben Affleck and Matt Damon almost kissed in their new movie — here's why it got cut

“The Last Duel” stars planned a big-screen smooch, but director Ridley Scott had other ideas.

The duo who won best original screenplay Oscars for their 1997 film “Good Will Hunting” penned the screenplay for “The Last Duel,” too, along with fellow writer Nicole Holofcener. In it, they planned a historically accurate scene that would've had Damon’s knight character kiss Affleck’s nobleman character.

"In the original actual version of that scene, the way that ceremony actually took place was that you kissed everybody on the mouth," Affleck, 49, said during a chat withAlas, director Scott had a different slightly different vision for the film set in 14th century France and based on a true story, so Affleck can save his kisses forBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez kiss on the red carpet for "The Last Duel" screening held during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on...

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