Kevin Smith said he was an early frontrunner to direct Good Will Hunting, but he immediately turned down the offer. "20 of ...

American filmmaker Kevin Smith recently explained why he refused to direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting, despite playing a key role in getting the 1997 film produced.

Kevin Smith tells PEOPLE why he turned down an opportunity to direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's 1997 Oscar-winning drama 'Good Will Hunting.' The trio collaborated on 1999's 'Dogma.' ...

In an exclusive interview with People Magazine published on June 7, Kevin Smith shared that he refused to direct the 1997 hit movie, Good Will Hunting, because he felt he would continuously ask Afflec ...

Kevin Smith, despite aiding in the production of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's _Good Will Hunting_, declined the offer to ...

Kevin Smith passed on the opportunity to direct Good Will Hunting. The 54-year-old director played a crucial role in getting ...

Writer and director Kevin Smith opens up about his 1999 religious comedy 'Dogma,' now back in theaters as a 4K remaster for ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have shared the screen numerous times, but they share effortless chemistry in Kevin Smith's 'Dogma ...

Sure, it’s chatty, casual, inelegant, and doesn’t make much sense. But it’s also sincere, charming, and extremely funny.

Kevin Smith helped Ben Affleck and Matt Damon get their 1997 breakout Good Will Hunting to the big screen, but the filmmaker tells PEOPLE he turned down an opportunity to direct it "I was like ...