Matt Damon visited with Jay Leno on the Oct. 16, 2019 episode of "Jay Leno's Garage," where the two discuss Damon playing famed driver Carroll Shelby in the new movie "Ford v Ferrari." The movie will be in theaters on Nov. 15, 2019.


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