August 23, 2011
The project would be his follow-up to Argo, a political thriller about the Tehran hostage crisis produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov. That film starts shooting in September.
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Ben Affleck has started the casting process for his Tehran hostage thriller Argo and the first name out of the hat is Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin ( Little Miss Sunshine ) who will play Hollywood producer Lester Siegel, an O.S.S. veteran described as equal parts bookie and rabbi, according to Variety .
The film is about how the CIA teamed with the Canadian government to rescue six U.S. dipomats who’d been… Continue reading Affleck Casts Alan Arkin for Argo
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck leave a party with their daughter, Violet, on Thursday (June 2) in Brentwood, Calif.
The 39-year-old actress and Vi wore matching outfits for the bash – striped shirts and gray pants.
The day before, Jennifer took Violet to the local library to check out a stack of books.
Jen’s rep recently shot down rumors… Continue reading Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner: Party Time with Violet!
Ben Affleck won’t be able to play Tom Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby , says Deadline .
The Australian shoot for Luhrmann’s film conflicts with Affleck’s next directorial project, Argo . The political thriller is based on a Wired magazine article about the Tehran hostage crisis and will be produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.
For The Great Gatsby , Luhrmann… Continue reading Ben Affleck Not Doing The Great Gatsby
The Hollywood Reporter says that Ben Affleck is in talks to join Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby at Warner Bros. Pictures.
Whether he’ll be able to come on board will depend on his involvement with the movie Argo .
In the film, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, DiCaprio will play Jay Gatsby and Maguire is Nick Carraway, who is… Continue reading Ben Affleck in Talks to Join The Great Gatsby
