Matt Damon breaks character on the set of the epic The Last Duel of the 14th Century while taking a phone call

He plays a 14th-century knight who engages in a fight to the death with an old acquaintance in his latest historical drama.

But Matt Damon took a short break from his role as Jean de Carrouges when he made a phone call on the set of The Last Duel at Bective Abbey in Ireland on Monday.

The 49-year-old Oscar-winning actor got into character while donning a black robe and sporting a mullet-inspired hairstyle and beard, while being surrounded by extras dressed in period garb.

I’m not sure they had them in the 14th century! Matt Damon took a short break from his role as Jean de Carrouges when he made a phone call on the set of The Last Duel in Ireland on Monday.

With a very modern addition to the set, the star pulled out her smartphone to make the short call.

The Good Will Hunting actor was also seen chatting with a crew member while holding what appeared to be a mask.

In accordance with COVID-19 regulations, the team wore masks while filming dramatic new scenes.

Extras were seen rowing a boat behind Damon with another actor herding some goats.

Who is that? The 49-year-old Oscar-winning actor got into character while donning a black robe and sporting a mullet-inspired hairstyle and beard, while surrounded by extras dressed in period garb.

Chat – The star was seen chatting with a crew member while holding what appeared to be a mask

Adapted from Eric Jager’s book of the same name, The Last Duel follows the true story of Jean de Carrouges (Damon), a 14th-century knight who embarks on a fight to the death with his former friend Jacques Le Gris (Driver) after accuse him of raping his wife.

Jodie Comer plays Marguerite de Carrouges, the woman at the center of the fight in the epic directed by Ridley Scott.

The Last Duel marks the first comeback of Damon’s writing partnership with Ben Affleck since his award-winning screenplay for Good Will Hunting.

Matt co-wrote the script with Nicole Holofcener and her former writing partner Ben, the latter also starring in the film, although he was not seen on set.

Courageous role: Jodie Comer plays Marguerite de Carrouges, the woman at the center of the fight in the epic directed by Ridley Scott (photographed on set last month)

Originally Matt and Ben were going to play the two lead roles in the film, but they ran into scheduling conflicts due to the Ben movie Deep Water, so now he’s set to play King Charles VI, while Adam Driver was chosen to take over the movie. role of Le Gris.

Filming on the film began in February in France, but the set was closed in March due to the pandemic and travel restrictions in Europe.

Matt was at the film’s next location in Ireland when the lockdown began and, amid the travel ban, ended up isolated in the seaside resort of Dalkey, a prosperous Dublin suburb with his wife and four children for a few weeks.

The Last Duel had a scheduled release date of December 2020, but has now been postponed to October 15, 2021.

Acclaimed: Jodie is best known for playing Villanelle on the BBC television series, Killing Eve,