could save you fifteen percent or more. th >> jadiann: a hollywood director defending movie star matt damon. he is set to star in a movie about the great wall of china. many are criticizing the director for casting damon more. >> reporter: it's being slammed as white washing, matt damon under fire for his -- constance woo calling out the movie tweeting we have to stop perpetuating the ratist myths that only a white man can save the worlds. our heroes don't look like matt damon, they look like mulala,gand,, it's one of the most exspecificsive most ever made by jong emo and produced by east. damon plays a mercenary. it's distributed by universal pictures. john defendanted casting damon says this ising a english language film. this is a hollywood monster movie and needs to be made in that style. but wo is not buying it tweeting money is the lamentest excuse so, ask investors. white actor playing people of color is nothing mickey rooney was the chinese landlord in breakfast at tiffanies. emma stone played a part chinese -- >> worst's comments come after hollywood was criticized for failing to n

matt damon's man bun. it's back. >> we'll see. the audience will be the judge. >> damon fans in china were saying long hair, don't care. yesterday matt snapped a selfies at "jason bourne's" beijing premiere and with the ponytail he and co-star alicia vikander were totally twinning. >> hopefully it will find a big audience in china. >> he's talking about his movie, what about his movie? the business in the front, party in the back look isn't new. damon donned the man bun in beijing last year causing the internet to wig out. matt damon's ponytail had its own twitter account. after the mane event yesterday came this tweet, i'm back. before you tear your hair out thinking he's gone full orlando this bun is for a role. >> it's hair extensions. there's 700 hair extensions. it was a full day to put them in. i have a whole new appreciation for my wife and daughters. >> for his new movie "the great wall." matt's doing reshoots for the film back in china and damon's no stranger to changing up his look for a role. here's what he told us after

our heroes don't look like matt damon. plays a mercenary who slays dragons and monsters. john defended the casting of damon, telling nbc, this is an english language film, this is a hollywood monster movie and needs to be made in that style. but woo isn't buying it, detailing that money is a lame excuse, citing the chinese investors. whe people of color is nothing new. mickey rooney was the landlord in breakfast at tiffanys. emma stone played a chinese pilot in allow what. the criticism comes after the oscars were -- social media campaign, oscar so white. >> we want to see more opportunities for actors of colors and stories about people of color. putting the pressure on hollywood to flip . >>> that is going to do it for us on this monday night, i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching >> now at 7 the zika virus triggering new travel warnings right here in the u.s. >> reporter: tracking one last chance of showers and then sunshine makes its return? a man accused of setting his own home on fire. landing him in court. >> anchor: a them driving into

our heroes don't look like matt damon. they look like gandhi. in "the white wall" re walla t damon plays a mercenary who slays dragons and monsters. john defended the casting of damon, telling "entertainment weekly," this is an english language film, this is a hollywood monster movie and needs to be made in that style. but woo isn't buying it, detailing that money is a lame excuse, so is blaming the chinese investors. white actors playing people of color is nothing new. mickey rooney was the chinese landlord in "breakfast at tiffany's." emma stone played a part chinese pilot in "aloha." the criticism comes after there wasn't a single nomination of an actor of color at this year's oscars. prompting a boycott and social media campaign, oscars so white. >> we want to see more opportunities for actors of colors and stories about people of color. putting the pressure on hollywood to flip the script. >>> that is going to do it for us on this monday night, i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. right now at s

matt damon is wearing a bun now. remember matt and ben? now it's matt and bun. i bet he thought we'd miss that too. he thought he was safe. i want to show you something that has me upset. i'm currently running for vice president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] i take this seriously. i'm out there every day on the streets talking to collecting pokemon, you can go both. but unfortunately, a special interest group, a not so super pac, has been trying to stop me by running attack ads like this. >> jimmy kimmel is running for vice president. >> i am officially running for vice president of the united states! >> but can jimmy kimmel really be trusted? [ voice of matt damon ] >> time and time he has proven to be deceitful. >> apologies to matt damon, we did run out of time for him. >> duplicitous. >> a liar. why does jimmy kimmel mislead people? humiliate them? >> to get matt damon to deliver his lines they put peanut butner his mouth to make it look like he's talking. >> physically assault them. make them dress up like fruit for no reason. >> i can't bel

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>> matt damon's backstage and he's pissed, okay? try owl your jokes out right now because he's coming out here. he's rocking up dana white back stage. he's serious. >> jimmy: i'm glad he's not crazy glued to you, that must have been the worst weeks of your whole life. >> matt and i did a movie called a lot of conjoined twin films. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i wonder if that will come back around. >> yeah, well, it's a cyclical cycle. and it was brought to my attention the other day, that the person who separated us was dr. ben carson. no kidding. that's absolutely true. >> jimmy: dr. ben carson. yeah, at that time, we didn't know how interesting he was. we just thought he was a genius. >> listen, he's the only actor i've ever worked with who was able to give me an e scene was over, but, yeah -- >> jimmy: that's really crazy. have you been working all summer? >> i've been editing a movie. i directed a film at the end of last year. >> jimmy: oh, what's the title? have you settled on one yet? >> it is an untitled project. >> jimmy: you sho

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. >> something that matt damon probably never saw coming. to officially "fire up" in less than a half hour. at noon cal tranwi >>> attention i-80 drivers. today you may be getting a peek of new traffic technology. at noon, caltrans will turn on ramp meters. it is part of a corridor problem. >> pop star kesha may be dropping her sexual abuse claim, but the battle is not over. they're dropping the california legal case against dr. luke, blue focus on other smaller claims in a separate case against him in new york. the legal battle has been going on for about two years. . the california case accused him of criminal charges that he has denied. >> matt damon is in theaters right now for the new "bourn" movie. by "the great wall" is getting -- our heros don't look like matt damon. "the great wall" is one of the most expensive movies ever made in china. and he plays a merconary. he said this is an english-language film. a hollywood monster movie, but wu is saying that money is the lamest execution. mickey rooney was a chinese landlord in "breakfast