UPDATE: As suspected, it seems that Casey Affleck was just having a little fun here, as his rep has confirmed that he was “not speaking from a place of firsthand knowledge”, while Ben Affleck’s rep also confirmed that “he’ll continue to be Batman as long as the studio will have him”. Original story follows… The […]
Movie Review – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges and Matthew Broderick. SYNOPSIS: Working as a janitor, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) has his life turned upside down by the sudden death of his older brother. It’s a double shock when he discovers he’s been made guardian […]
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin starring in thriller Every Breath You Take
Gone Baby Gone’s Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan are set to re-team alongside Sam Claflin (Charlie’s Angels) in the thriller Every Breath You Take, which is being directed by Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning). Affleck will play “a psychiatrist whose career is thrown into jeopardy when his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s […]
Movie Review – Light of My Life (2019)
Light of My Life, 2019. Directed by Casey Affleck. Starring Casey Affleck, Anna Pniowsky, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Bower, Timothy Webber, Hrothgar Mathews, and Thelonius Serrell-Freed. SYNOPSIS: Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world’s population. As a father struggles to protect his child, […]
Casey Affleck’s post-apocalyptic drama Light of My Life gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Casey Affleck’s post-apocalyptic drama Light of My Life. The film stars Affleck as a father struggling to protect his son ten years after a panademic wiped out half of the Earth’s population; take a look here… Parent and child journey […]
Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby to star in The World to Come
THR is reporting that Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald), Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) and Jesse Plemons (Fargo) are set to star in The World to Come, which is being produced by Affleck’s production company Sea Change Media. The World to Come is based upon […]
Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck and Jason Segel set for The Friend
Dakota Johnson (Bad Times at the El Royale), Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) and Casey Affleck (Manchester By the Sea) have signed on to star in The Friend, a fact-based drama from Scott Free Productions and Black Bear. The film is being directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (Blackfish, Megan Leavey) from a script by […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Old Man and the Gun
The Old Man and the Gun, 2018. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tom Waits and Tika Sumpter. SYNOPSIS: Forrest Tucker is a bank robber. An elderly one and a gentleman. He’s spent plenty of time in prison because of his bad habit but he can’t give it […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Review – The Old Man and the Gun
The Old Man & The Gun, 2018. Directed by David Lowery. Starring Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, Tika Sumpter, Tom Waits, Keith Carradine, and Elizabeth Moss. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker, a career criminal and escape artist continues robbing banks in his seventies while the law closes in […]
Casey Affleck to produce and star in Fencer
It looks like Casey Affleck is going to try and put his past sexual harassment allegations behind him as he gets back to work by producing the female-fronted sports drama Fencer, as well as appearing on screen in a small supporting role. Collider reports that the film is being written and directed by Jasmine McGlade […]
