Sunday, July 18, 2004
COX.net for Phoenix - NewsHundreds of Fans Flock to Get a Glimpse of Matt Damon at Benefit Screening of 'Bourne Supremacy'
BOISE, Idaho -- Hundreds of fans gathered in front of the historic Egyptian Theater to catch a glimpse of Matt Damon and producer Frank Marshall at a benefit screening of "The Bourne Supremacy."
The sequel to the 2002 film "The Bourne Identity" opens nationally July 23.
Proceeds from Saturday's benefit went to the Boise Contemporary Theater, now in its fifth season.
Marshall said he began visiting Boise in the early 1970s and bought property here soon after. He started bringing his movies to Boise nearly a decade later, including "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom."
"It's my favorite stop on the press tour," Damon told The Associated Press.
Contemporary Theater artistic director Matthew Clark said about half of the theater's $500,000 yearly operating fund comes from ticket sales, so the theater depends on donor contribution, federal grants and benefit screenings.
Damon, 33, is currently filming "Ocean's Twelve" _ the sequel to the 2001 hit "Ocean's Eleven."
BOISE, Idaho -- Hundreds of fans gathered in front of the historic Egyptian Theater to catch a glimpse of Matt Damon and producer Frank Marshall at a benefit screening of "The Bourne Supremacy."
The sequel to the 2002 film "The Bourne Identity" opens nationally July 23.
Proceeds from Saturday's benefit went to the Boise Contemporary Theater, now in its fifth season.
Marshall said he began visiting Boise in the early 1970s and bought property here soon after. He started bringing his movies to Boise nearly a decade later, including "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom."
"It's my favorite stop on the press tour," Damon told The Associated Press.
Contemporary Theater artistic director Matthew Clark said about half of the theater's $500,000 yearly operating fund comes from ticket sales, so the theater depends on donor contribution, federal grants and benefit screenings.
Damon, 33, is currently filming "Ocean's Twelve" _ the sequel to the 2001 hit "Ocean's Eleven."
