"E! News" : Will Matt Damon Prank Jimmy Kimmel at 2017 Oscars?

We're doing some basic Hollywood math here: Jimmy Kimmel + Matt Damon + high-stakes live TV? Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel's longstanding "feud" never fails to put a smile on our faces, and the granddaddy of all award shows seems like the ideal place for the ultimate Kimmel-Damon prank. Damon will be attending the 2017 Academy Awards next Sunday as producer of Oscar darling Manchester by the Sea, and Kimmel will be hosting the ceremony. News' Marc Malkin at Wednesday's premiere of The Great Wall that he has such low expectations for Kimmel's performance as host that he isn't even planning any way to prank him. Damon told E!


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Will Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel Bring Their Feud to the Oscars?

Hollywood's most notorious foes, Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon, will soon be together again for the Academy Awards on February 26. Kimmel is hosting the ceremony, while Damon will be attending as a nominee for producing Manchester by the Sea. As their bitter rivalry continues, will Damon ever forgive Kimmel for pretending to bump him from Live? Which prompts a question: will the two stars bring their long-running pretend feud to the Oscars? Damon took the rivalry to a new level when he teamed up with Kimmel's then-girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, in 2008 for the viral music video "I'm Fucking Matt Damon." In their latest sparring match, The Martian star showed up on the February 13 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Matt Damon zings Jimmy Kimmel again on 'Ellen'

"So Jimmy Kimmel is hosting," Degeneres said. Will the "feud" between Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel ever end? Not when Damon has a movie to promote and Kimmel is hosting the Oscars next week. "It was Valentine's Day!" Damon replied. Damon stopped by The Ellen Degeneres Show Wednesday to talk about his new film The Great Wall, which hits theaters today.