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Second Opinion – Ben is Back (2018)

March 16, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Ben is Back, 2018. Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Esper, David Zaldivar and Rachel Bay Jones. SYNOPSIS: A mother welcomes her drug addict son home early from rehab when he drops by on Christmas Eve, until the family dog disappears… Throughout the early part of […]

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Exclusive Interview – Ben is Back director Peter Hedges on addiction, casting his son, and Dumbo

March 15, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Ben is Back Lucas Hedges

Tom Beasley chats to director Peter Hedges about his new film Ben is Back, in which his son Lucas Hedges plays the title role… Just a few months after Timothée Chalamet broke the world’s hearts as a bizarrely attractive meth addict in Beautiful Boy, another exciting young actor is flexing his muscles as an addict […]

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Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Ben Is Back, Dumbo, Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Peter Hedges, pinocchio

Movie Review – Ben Is Back (2018)

March 13, 2019 by George Nash

Ben Is Back, 2018. Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones and David Zaldivar. mater SYNOPSIS:  A mother’s loyalty to her drug addicted teenage son is pushed to the limits when he unexpectedly returns home. It’s a family affair in more ways than one in […]

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Movie Review – Ben is Back (2018)

December 14, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Ben is Back, 2018. Written and Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones, Mia Fowler, Jakari Fraser, David Zaldivar, Alexandra Park, Michael Esper, Tim Guinee, and Courtney B. Vance. SYNOPSIS: Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alexandra Park, Ben Is Back, Courtney B. Vance, David Zaldivar, Jakari Fraser, Julia Roberts, Kathryn Newton, Lucas Hedges, Mia Fowler, Michael Esper, Peter Hedges, Rachel Bay Jones, Tim Guinee

New trailer and poster for Ben Is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges

October 12, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Coinciding with is US premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival, a new trailer has been released for writer-director Peter Hedges’ upcoming drama Ben is Back which stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xMczla9_XQ UPDATE: And here’s the first poster… 19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Is Back, Courtney B. Vance, Julia Roberts, Kathryn Newton, Lucas Hedges, Peter Hedges

First trailer for Ben is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges

August 24, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

A teaser trailer has arrived online for Ben is Back ahead of its world premiere at TIFF next month. Written and directed by Peter Hedges, the drama stars Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton; watch it here… https://youtu.be/6QoDcrkTBx8 19 year-old Ben Burns (Lucas Hedges) unexpectedly returns home to his family’s suburban home […]

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Courtney B. Vance cast alongside Julia Roberts in Ben is Back

December 6, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Emmy Award winner Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story) has signed on to star in Ben is Back, the new film from Peter Hedges (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Dan In Real Life). Vance joins the previously announced Julia Roberts (Wonder), Lucas Hedges (Manchester By the Sea) and Kathryn Newton […]

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Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges set for Ben Is Back

October 24, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

According to Deadline, Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges are set to star in Ben Is Back, a new drama from Lucas’ father Peter Hedges (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Dan In Real Life). The film will follow “the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben’s […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Is Back, Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges

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