Editing Matt Damon (section)

=== 2021–present: Continued positive critical reception ===
{{as of |2021}}, [[Matt Damon filmography|the films in which he had appeared]] had collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North American box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.the-numbers.com/person/550401-Matt-Damon |title=Matt Damon |website=m.the-numbers.com |access-date=July 26, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501071711/https://m.the-numbers.com/person/550401-Matt-Damon }}</ref> In 2021, Damon starred in [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]'s [[crime films|crime drama]] ''[[Stillwater (film)|Stillwater]]'', playing an unemployed [[oil rig]] worker from Oklahoma who sets out with a French woman to prove his convicted daughter's innocence. The film had its world premiere at the [[2021 Cannes Film Festival]]. [[IndieWire]] praised Damon's performance as "graced with a quiet softness that offsets the sheer volume of the character he's playing".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=July 8, 2021 |title='Stillwater' Review: Matt Damon Is a Dad on a Mission in Tom McCarthy's Affecting Turducken of a Movie |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/stillwater-review-matt-damon-1234649672/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701225455/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/stillwater-review-matt-damon-1234649672/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |publisher=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> That same year saw the release of the historical drama ''[[The Last Duel (2021 film)|The Last Duel]]'', which he starred in and co-wrote alongside [[Ben Affleck]]. The film, set in [[medieval France]] and based on the [[The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France|book of the same name]], focuses on the true story of a knight, [[Jean de Carrouges]], portrayed by Damon, who challenges his former friend to a [[judicial duel]] after he's accused of [[raping]] his wife. It premiered at the [[78th Venice International Film Festival]] and earned positive reviews while being a financial failure at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Ben Affleck on Why 'The Last Duel' Bombed and What He Thinks of Ridley Scott Blaming Millennials |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-the-last-duel-box-office-1235062522/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701225455/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-the-last-duel-box-office-1235062522/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

In 2023, Damon starred as [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] executive [[Sonny Vaccaro]] in ''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]'', a drama film about the launch of [[Air Jordan]], co-starring and directed by Affleck.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-matt-damon-true-life-story-nike-sneaker-man-sonny-vaccaro-1235132424/|title=Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Team for True Life Story of Nike Sneaker Man Sonny Vaccaro (Exclusive)|first=Borys|last=Kitt|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 21, 2022|archive-date=April 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421051637/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ben-affleck-matt-damon-true-life-story-nike-sneaker-man-sonny-vaccaro-1235132424/|url-status=live}}</ref> It marked the first release from Affleck and Damon's independent production company, [[Artists Equity]], which they had formed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barnes|first=Brooks|title=Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Start Film Production Company|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/business/media/ben-affleck-matt-damon-film-company.html|access-date=November 21, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription |date=November 20, 2022|archive-date=November 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121001744/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/business/media/ben-affleck-matt-damon-film-company.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Damon received praise for the role, earning a nomination for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]]. He also reunited with [[Christopher Nolan]] in the biographical film ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=November 2, 2021|title=Robert Downey Jr. And Matt Damon Latest Stars To Join Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/robert-downey-jr-matt-damon-christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-1234859892/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102154342/https://deadline.com/2021/11/robert-downey-jr-matt-damon-christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-1234859892/|url-status=live}}</ref> playing [[Leslie Groves]], the director of the [[Manhattan Project]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=November 2, 2021|title=Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. Join Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/matt-damon-robert-downey-jr-christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-1235040518/|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102160710/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/matt-damon-robert-downey-jr-christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-1235040518/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=July 14, 2023 |title="This Can't Be Safe. It's Got to Have Bite": Christopher Nolan and Cast Unleash 'Oppenheimer' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-cast-interview-film-1235535418/ |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720013003/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-cast-interview-film-1235535418/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming Damon's highest grossing movie.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zemler|first1=Emily|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-08-04/oppenheimer-movie-christopher-nolan-atomic-bomb-hiroshima-nagasaki-critics|title=Critics say omitting the Japanese toll makes 'Oppenheimer' 'morally half-formed'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-access=limited|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=August 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804122246/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-08-04/oppenheimer-movie-christopher-nolan-atomic-bomb-hiroshima-nagasaki-critics|archive-date=August 4, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 2024, Damon starred in and produced ''[[The Instigators]]'', alongside [[Casey Affleck]], for [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2022-12-08 |title=Matt Damon & Casey Affleck Set To Star In 'The Instigators'; Doug Liman Directing For Apple Original Films |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/matt-damon-casey-affleck-apple-original-films-the-instigators-doug-liman-1235193043/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Damon will work with Nolan once again on ''[[The Odyssey (2026 film)|The Odyssey]]'', portraying [[Odysseus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=December 23, 2024 |title=Christopher Nolan's Next Film Is An Adaptation Of Homer's 'The Odyssey,' Universal Reveals |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-confirmed-directors-new-film-universal-1236241340/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223222535/https://deadline.com/2024/12/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-confirmed-directors-new-film-universal-1236241340/ |archive-date=December 23, 2024 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 8, 2024|title=Christopher Nolan Sets Next Movie At Universal In Imax For Summer 2026 With Matt Damon Eyed To Star|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/christopher-nolan-new-movie-matt-damon-release-date-1236099940/|access-date=October 8, 2024|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Odysseus">{{cite web |last1=Dunn |first1=Jack |title='The Odyssey' First Look: Matt Damon Is Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's Next Epic |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-odyssey-matt-damon-odysseus-christopher-nolan-1236311018/ |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=Variety |date=17 February 2025}}</ref>