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Charles Melton joins Damon, Oh in Daniels' 2027 film

6/19/2026

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Melton Joins Film

Universal Pictures announced that Charles Melton is negotiating to join Matt Damon and Sandra Oh in the Daniels’ untitled event film slated for November 19, 2027.
The film will be written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, with Jonathan Wang co-producing through their Playgrounds banner.
Melton recently starred in Netflix’s Beef and in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell, which premiered at Cannes.

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Matt Damon Leads

Production on the Daniels’ untitled event film moved from a June 12, 2027 release to November 19, 2027.
Actor Matt Damon replaced actor Ryan Gosling as the film’s lead after Gosling left the project.
Filming is scheduled to begin this summer in Los Angeles.
The studio markets the picture as an “event film,” produced by producers Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang through Playgrounds.

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Melton Joins Film

Universal Pictures announced that Charles Melton is negotiating to join Matt Damon and Sandra Oh in the Daniels’ untitled event film slated for November 19, 2027.
The film will be written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, with Jonathan Wang co-producing through their Playgrounds banner.
Melton recently starred in Netflix’s Beef and in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell, which premiered at Cannes.

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