under their Artists Equity Label that Lomis played a key role in moving the feature from a Prime Video drop to a theatrical release.
“It sucks, it’s a huge loss for both of those teams and I’m grateful that he was part of putting [this movie in theaters] – the way we’re going to see it and the way the country is going to see it,” Damon toldErik Lomis Remembered By Hollywood Colleagues And Friends: "A Part Of The Industry Has Died With Him Today", Barbara Broccoli Says
“It’s a huge, huge loss,” he added. “There’s been an e-mail chain going around with his colleagues at Amazon and MGM. There’s a little way that we’re honoring him tonight in the screening.” Damon said that although he “didn’t get the chance to know him well,” he “was on a number of calls” with Lomis where they brainstormed the marketing strategy around the film.
Matt Damon on the late Erik Lomis, the veteran movie distribution executive who worked at MGM among other studios: “I’m grateful that he was part of putting this here, the way we’re going to see it tonight”