MATT DAMON is trying to save the planet with an organisation attempting to halt the tons of junk mail delivered to American homes. The movie star has joined forces with website www.GreenDimes.com in an effort to promote environmental efforts to prevent the trees used for junk mail letters and envelopes from being chopped down. He says, "For an estimated dime a day they can stop 70 per cent of the junk mail that comes to your house. "It's very simple, easy to do, great gift to give, I've actually signed up my entire family. It was a gift given to me this past holiday season and I was so impressed that I'm now on the board of the company." The GreenDimes.com organisation also plants a tree for every member.
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Meanwhile, Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg is set to reunite with The Departed co-star Matt Damon in a new film based on the story of boxer Micky Ward. Hollywood bible Variety reports he will play the headline role in The Fighter, with Damon set to play his half-brother Dickie. Nicknamed 'Irish', Ward rose to prominence towards the end of his career when he landed a fight with Canadian Arturo Gatti. The 2002 fight has been described as among the best ever staged, with a brutal contest ending when Ward won on points. Subsequent rematches entrenched the fight in folklore, with Ward's ability to pick himself up off the canvass making the boxer a candidate for the Hollywood treatment, although the film is also expected to include his early years. Now Wahlberg is set to take on the mantle of the underdog champ, with Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky said to be in talks to direct.Filming could begin as soon as this summer and will follow Ward's rise to fame from his early days in Lowell, Massachusetts to his eventual world title.
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Films Produced by Matt Damon
FEAST 2006
THE BATTLE OF SHAKER HEIGHTS 2003
STOLEN SUMMER 2002
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