Adam Driver in Talks to Star in Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Academy Award nominee Adam Driver is in talks to star in a leading role alongside Matt Damon in Ridley Scott’s upcoming thriller, The Last Duel.

Ben Affleck, is also set to be in the film, will reunite with his Good Will Hunting collaborator Damon for the project, along with Killing Eve breakout and Emmy winner Jodie Comer.

The film, based on Eric Jager’s book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal and Trial by Combat in Medieval France,

recounts the real-life revenge drama surrounding the last legally sanctioned duel in France. It follows a man who goes to war and returns to discover a friend has raped his wife. When no one will believe the woman, the soldier appeals to the king, asking that he be allowed to fight a duel to the death to decide the man’s fate. Comer will play the wife.


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