He’s a Boston native with plenty of hometown pride, and Matt- Damon wrote an essay about the Boston Marathon just weeks before the horrific bombing attack earlier this week.

The “Good Will Hunting” star remembers his own experience with the historic annual event and credits the marathon with helping him bond with his father, an avid runner himself.

After over seven years of wedded bliss, Matt Damon and Luciana Barrosso re-confirmed their commitment to each other in a vow renewal ceremony on the island of St. Lucia on Saturday (April 13).

Renting out the Sugar Beach resort to house their family and friends, the weekend cost an estimated $600,000 for about fifty guests, including pals Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

Drumming up excitement for its late summer debut, TriStar Pictures released the first trailer for "Elysium" on Tuesday afternoon (April 9).

Starring Jodie Foster and Matt Damon, the sci-fi thriller is set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth.