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Ben Affleck on the tonal shift of Justice League

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With Ben Affleck doing the promotional rounds for his new film Live By Night, we’ve heard him responding to many questions about the status of The Batman, leading to an entire ‘will he, won’t he direct?’ saga. Well, in an interview with Cineplex, Affleck has been asked about his next outing as Batman in November’s […]

Ben Affleck to reportedly film The Batman in Los Angeles

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Just a day after news came out that Ben Affleck was not yet happy with the script for The Batman and could walk away from the project if it didn’t meet his standards, some new reports claim that a filming location has been chosen for the production. While Christopher Nolan primarily used Chicago, New York, and Pittsburg to act as Gotham City in the Dark […]

Ben Affleck seeks The Way Back in first trailer for addiction drama

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Warner Bros. has released a poster and trailer for The Way Back, which reunites director Gavin O’Connor with his The Accountant star Ben Affleck. The film sees Affleck playing Jack Cunningham, a former basketball phenom who sees a chance for redemption after his life spirals out of control due to his alcoholism, when he is […]

Geoff Johns confirms that he’s working on a Batman movie with Ben Affleck

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Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. has enlisted DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns to head up a new division DC Films in order to oversee the DC Extended Universe. Johns has long been rumoured to be collaborating with Ben Affleck on a script for a Batman solo movie, and he’s now confirmed […]

Ben Affleck rewrote the Batman v Superman script while in his Batman costume

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As evidenced by the rumors that he will both write and direct a DC Extended Universe Batman solo film, Ben Affleck is more than just an actor. In fact, although he rose to fame because of his numerous film roles, he has never been nominated for an Oscar in an acting category, but instead has […]

Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)

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The Accountant, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. I won’t pretend to have much of an […]

Ben Affleck teaming with Robert Rodriguez for Hypnotic

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Last week it was announced that Alita: Battle Angel director Robert Rodriguez has boarded the action thriller Hypnotic, and now we have word that Ben Affleck is set to take the lead in the big budget film. Written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull Island), Hypnotic will see Affleck playing a detective becomes entangled […]

First official look at Ben Affleck’s Batman v Superman Batsuit in colour

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We’ve seen a couple of shots of Ben Affleck in the Batsuit in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but not in colour… until now. ComicBook has discovered a colourised version of the first official photo of Affleck’s Dark Knight, which is taken directly from Zack Snyder’s Cruel & Unusual Films production company website… So, […]

Adam Driver joins Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel

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With Ben Affleck forced pass on one of the lead roles to a scheduling conflict, Variety is reporting that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Adam Driver is in talks co-star alongside Matt Damon and Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer in Ridley Scott’s new project The Last Duel. A revenge story set during the 14th century, […]

Ben Affleck to produce and star in Falling to Earth

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THR has revealed that Ben Affleck has signed on to star in an adaptation of Kate Southwood’s 2013 book Falling to Earth, which he’ll also produce with Matt Damon through their Pearl Street Films production company and Aaron L. Gilbert of Bron Studios. Taking place during 1925’s Tri-State Tornado, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, […]