Hollywood heavyweight Matt Damon earned a healthy $3 million for appearing in a Nespresso ad for just 20 seconds with George Clooney, Page Six has exclusively learned.
Damon raked in an impressive $150,000 per second he appears in the ad, which was produced for the UK market and directed by Grant Heslov, a producer and co-writer on his upcoming film “The Monuments Men.”
A source close to Damon’s fruitful coffee deal exclusively told us: “Matt is one of the few Hollywood stars to have turned down most ad and product-endorsement deals. But this one came with a huge fee and the fact that he’d be working with people he trusts, his ‘Monuments Men’ producer Grant Heslov and co-star George Clooney.” The source added that Clooney has a long-standing contract with Nespresso — he’s been the face of the Nestlé brand outside the United States since 2006, so his deal would have been handled differently.
In the past, Hollywood stars have raked in millions by appearing in foreign ads that wouldn’t be seen by the US market, saving them embarrassment. But now any ad is guaranteed to be seen around the world.
Not surprisingly, the “Bourne” star appears a little awkward in the slightly cheesy commercial, produced by McCann Lowe and titled “In the Name of Pleasure.”
The ad focuses on Clooney’s famous charm and irresistibility, showing him being snubbed by an attractive woman who would rather drink her coffee alone. “George Clooney’s inside,” she yells, causing a mob of women to chase after the actor and leave her in peace.
Then, in a shorter complement to the ad, Clooney uses the same ploy to enjoy his own coffee, drawing the frantic females’ attention to the presence of his old friend Damon.
A rep for Damon, who last year signed a multiyear deal to be the voice of TD Ameritrade, didn’t get back to us.