Ridley Scott to direct 'The Last Duel'

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Damon played a morally dubious ex-con in Elysium. But Matt is such a likeable guy in general that even his dodgy characters are still likeable. 

Some more snippets from The Last Duel sets in Ireland:

Fierce Scottish clansmen extras awaiting their Covid test results:



Village now almost finished:



Medieval pavilion and thatched house in background:



Horny animal extra:

[RidleyScott99]

Is Damon perfect for the role in your opinion? For me he's better for commedy roles like The Martian. It's a fantastic actor indeed, but for a vengeance role i don't know.

Matt Damon was great in THE MARTIAN but I don't sure about him. Perfect? No. But he is very good.

In The Martian was great for me, too. But for this role i don't know, it's very different from that one.

Yeah. A revenge story. Kind of similar to Russell Crowe in GLADIATOR. But Maximus was a great man, too good for his own good. This new Character is a lot more darker than Maximus

Yes, i am reading the book and it's very more darker.
How do you consider Damon for a role like this?

We will see. I love KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and All of its Characters were grey and nobody was a Saint. So, I suppose THE LAST DUEL will be more KINGDOM OF HEAVEN than GLADIATOR

[Andrea90]

I am reading the book and it's great.
It will be not easy to adapt. Most of it talks about the trial. It takes several months and years.

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Apparently the movie will make use of the "Rashamon effect". So during the court case, the various characters will (probably via flashbacks) recount their own personal (and biased) versions of the event.

A couple of wagons and a stagecoach that bears that peculiar late 14th century style. This will probably be used to transport the Lady Marguerite to the duel or from Normandy to Paris:

[Andrea90]

I have read the part of the duel. It was amazing. I hope Scott will make it spectacular. 

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First, three charges with the horses. Then swords and axes.

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EDIT: finished the book. In your opinion

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will we see the crusade where Carrouges die or will it be off screen?

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We've got a ton of new set photos today including a few of Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer (who evidently has the same hair stylist as Princess Leia):

I have read the part of the duel. It was amazing. I hope Scott will make it spectacular. 

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First, three charges with the horses. Then swords and axes.

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Yeah, the duel was amazing, it had all the medieval styles of battle including jousting, axe battles on horseback, sword fighting on foot and grappling in the mud with daggers.

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will we see the crusade where Carrouges die or will it be off screen?

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I doubt they will include all that, the film will probably just end after the duel.

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[Andrea90]

No armours.
I think in these castle they could shot

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the feast where Le Gris e Marguerite kiss each other. With this make up Damon seems younger than the photo of months ago (when he's on horse in a castle). So maybe it's before the rape.

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I think you are right. It is probably:

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the childbirth celebration at Crespin's castle where de Carrouges and Le Gris make temporary amends. It's the only time when Le Gris, Marguerite and Jean de Carrouges are together in one place (aside from the duel and the court trails later). Marguerite especially looks dressed for some fancy occasion so I suspect you're correct.

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More photos from today:





Apparently this is Adam Driver on the right:









Matt had a similar (or the same) costume at the Jean/Marguerite wedding scene that was filmed earlier this year:




Beter shot of Adam Driver:



Sir Ridley Scott, double protected with a mask and face shield in obligatory puffer jacket:

[Andrea90]

They are wearing like feast, and Damon has a "younger make up". In others photo he has long beard, like the final part of The Martian.
In these photos i think he is

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still a squire, so it is before the english campaign with the Scotland.

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I was wondering, how will the editing be? Are they going to start like the book

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in the battlefield and with a long flashback? Mmm..

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The guy mounted behind Damon has the look of Marton Csokas. Is he in this one?

Looks like Marton Czokas (Guy de Lusignan) is indeed in this film. But who is he playing?

They are wearing like feast, and Damon has a "younger make up". In others photo he has long beard, like the final part of The Martian.
In these photos i think he is

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still a squire, so it is before the english campaign with the Scotland.

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I was wondering, how will the editing be? Are they going to start like the book

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in the battlefield and with a long flashback? Mmm..

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I think you're right, must definitely be the feast at Crespin's place. Lots of other extras also dressed up for the feast.

Some more photos from today:















Notice the fake scar on Damon's right cheek. He almost looks like Trevor Fimmel in Raised by Wolves:



Marton Csokas again:





Close-up of Jodie's "Alderaan" hair-do:
















Some actual footage of filming in progress with de Carrouges and Marguerite disembarking from their stagecoach:

https://twitter.com/Tipperaryphotos/status/1310642607962427392

[Ingwar]

Looks like Marton Czokas (Guy de Lusignan) is indeed in this film. But who is he playing?

I'm more hyped seeing Czokas than seeing Afleck. His performance in Kingdom of Heaven was spectacular.

[Andrea90]

The guy mounted behind Damon has the look of Marton Csokas. Is he in this one?

Looks like Marton Czokas (Guy de Lusignan) is indeed in this film. But who is he playing?

I think it could be the lord of the castle: Crespin. Great cast indeed in this film.

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Looks like Marton Czokas (Guy de Lusignan) is indeed in this film. But who is he playing?

I'm more hyped seeing Czokas than seeing Afleck. His performance in Kingdom of Heaven was spectacular.

Yeah, it's nice seeing Czokas back again. Will be interesting to see who he plays in this.

The guy mounted behind Damon has the look of Marton Csokas. Is he in this one?

Looks like Marton Czokas (Guy de Lusignan) is indeed in this film. But who is he playing?

I think it could be the lord of the castle: Crespin.

Could be, but he was also photographed earlier riding with Matt Damon, so I suppose he could also be one of his squires?

Some good quality photo's of the shoot:

[Andrea90]

I saw Exodus: Gods and Kings again, and in my opinion it's really a big film. It's not perfect but really good, and the directing was great. Iwould have liked to see a director's cut, Scott talked about the original editing of 4 hours.
I think the cinematography of The last duel will be a mix between KoH and Exodus.

[Ingwar]

Apparently this is Adam Driver on the right:

Indeed.