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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon teaming up for McDonalds Monopoly theft movie

August 6, 2018 by Gary Collinson

20th Century Fox has come out victorious in an intense bidding war for the feature film rights to Jeff Maysh’s Daily Beast article ‘How An Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game And Stole Millions’, with the studio tapping Matt Damon to star and Ben Affleck. The article tells the story of Jerry Jacobson, head of security […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

Matt Reeves denies that The Batman is a reboot or prequel, but won’t comment on Ben Affleck’s status

August 3, 2018 by Gary Collinson

It’s one of the longest, most drawn out sagas in all of comic book moviedom, but it seems we may not have too much longer to wait until we get some official news on the status of The Batman, with writer-director Matt Reeves telling Slash Film that he expects to have his draft of the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Rumour: The Batman inspired by Year One, Jack Huston has met for Dark Knight role

July 25, 2018 by Gary Collinson

With the lack of any kind of official news on The Batman during Warner Bros.’ DC Films panel at San Diego Comic-Con International, it seems it’s open season once more when it comes to rumours on the Dark Knight’s next big screen outing. Now, you may want to take this with a pinch of salt, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Jack Huston, Matt Reeves, The Batman

Ben Affleck and more join Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted

July 13, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Ben Affleck (Justice League), Toby Jones (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Rosie Perez (Rise), Edi Gathegi (The Blacklist), and Mel Rodriguez (The Last Man on Earth) have joined the cast of The Last Thing He Wanted, the new film from Dee Rees (Mudbound). Based on Joan Didion’s novel, The Last Thing He […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Edi Gathegi, Mel Rodriguez, Rosie Perez, The Last Thing He Wanted, Toby Jones

Richard Armitage auditioned for Batman in the DCEU, open to replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

June 24, 2018 by Gary Collinson

When it was first announced that Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel would be joined by the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a host of actors such as Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Wes Bentley were brought up as possible contenders to succeed Christian Bale before Ben Affleck was announced as securing […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Hugh Jackman, Marvel, Richard Armitage, Wolverine, X-Men

Latest rumours on The Batman claim it will be a standalone reboot featuring a younger Dark Knight

June 14, 2018 by Gary Collinson

I’m not sure there’s ever been a movie that’s had as much unconfirmed reports, fake news and speculation surrounding it as Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman, but until we get some official news from the studio (at Comic-Con, perhaps), it seems the rumour mill is going to continue churning. The latest piece of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, The Batman

Ben Affleck reuniting with Gavin O’Connor for The Has-Been

June 13, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

With Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad 2 pushed to the back burner in favour of the DC girl gang movie Birds of Prey, director Gavin O’Connor has turned his attention to The Has-Been, which – if deals are closed – will reunite him with The Accountant star Ben Affleck. Scripted by Brad Ingelsby (Out of the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Gavin O'Connor, The Has-Been

Charlie Cox praises Ben Affleck’s Daredevil portrayal, but isn’t a fan of the movie

May 27, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Marvel’s Daredevil star Charlie Cox took a break from filming on the third season of the Netflix series this weekend to make an appearance at Comicpalooza, during which he was asked for his thoughts on Ben Affleck’s appearance as the Man Without Fear in Fox’s 2003 Daredevil movie. “Personally, I think… I’m just laughing because I […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, charlie cox, Daredevil, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s City on a Hill starring Kevin Bacon heads to Showtime

May 17, 2018 by Ricky Church

Showtime has just ordered the new series City on a Hill from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The crime series will star Kevin Bacon (The Following), Aldis Hodge (Underground), Jonathan Tucker (Westworld) and Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire). City on a Hill is created by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) and based on an original idea by Academy […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Aldis Hodge, Ben Affleck, Chuck MacLean, City on a Hill, Jonathan Tucker, kevin bacon, Mark O’Brien, Matt Damon, Showtime

Rumour: The Flash movie ditching Flashpoint storyline

May 14, 2018 by Gary Collinson

During last year’s Comic-Con, Warner Bros. announced that it had changed up its plans for The Flash, revealing that the planned solo movie for Ezra Miller’s Scarlet Speedster would instead adapt the Flashpoint comic book storyline, which features a depowered Barry Allen in an alternate DC universe. Having passed through the hands of directors Seth […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Ezra Miller, Flashpoint, The Batman, The Flash

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