The Instigators - What We Know So Far

With a supremely talented crew lining up behind the camera, and a pair of legit A-listers on board to star, you can understand why "The Instigators" has become one of the more highly-touted projects on Apple Original Films' release slate. The question now becomes what exactly Matt Damon and Casey Affleck will do in the film. While not much is explicitly known about the plot of "The Instigators," according to Deadline, the pair will be playing criminals in the movie.

More specifically, Damon and Affleck will play a pair of thieves forced to go on the run with one of their therapists when a heist goes wrong. It's not immediately clear if "The Instigators" is set up as a gritty crime drama or a kooky, criminals-on-the-run-styled comedy. The good news is that Damon and Affleck can carry the load on either front, with each proving themselves more than capable of scoring laughs, tears, and jeers over the courses of their respective careers. The same can be said of Liman, who was the best know for helming the classic 1996 comedy "Swingers" before he went the way of action film aficionado. 

Still, as it stands, a lot may be riding on the casting of the therapist who gets stuck on the run with the pair. 'Cause if that person doesn't pull their weight, "The Instigators" could quickly become an epic misfire for everyone involved.