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Hollywood icon Ben Affleck started his career with an Oscar, winning Best Screenplay alongside his co-star, co-writer, and best pal Matt Damon. While his career since has been something of a mixed bag, Affleck has proven himself time and again to be a filmmaking master, with his 2010 modern crime thriller classic The Town setting its sights on free streaming.

Co-written and directed by Ben Affleck and adapted from Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel "Prince of Thieves," The Town also finds Affleck in the lead and starring alongside Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper and Slaine. The Town is now all set to land on the free streaming platform Tubi on April 1, and you can check out the official synopsis below.

“Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of ruthless bank robbers and has no real attachments except for James (Jeremy Renner), who --...

Ben Affleck has had a busy past couple of years, directing (and having a supporting role in) the 2023 film Air and returning to the role of Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2, set for release in April. The actor/director has also established a creative partnership between his production company Artists Equity and Netflix, with the streaming platform releasing Affleck's next directorial effort, Animals. After some stalled development and changes in casting, the movie has added several new cast members to its already impressive talent roster.

A new report from Deadline has revealed that Ray Fisher, Mark Kassen, and Christopher Woodley have all joined the project, in addition to the previously announced Affleck, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Adriana Paz. Kassen is a multi-faceted creative, being a playwright, writer, and director, well-known for directing the 2011 independent feature Puncture, which starred Chris Evans. Woodley starred opposite...

Turns out, when you’ve won Best Picture, most of the time, the only place you can go after that high is down.

Opening this weekend at the box office is “Mickey 17,” the first film from director Bong Joon Ho since his film won Best Picture for “Parasite” back in 2019. “Parasite” was something of a unicorn, an international film that crossed all borders and became a $259 million global commercial hit and an awards circuit sensation. Even with Robert Pattinson helping his cause, that’s going to be a tough benchmark to surpass. Warner Bros. is projecting a $40-50 million global opening weekend.

The difference this time is director Bong is working with a major studio, Warner Bros., rather than indie distributor Neon, and “Mickey 17” will open wide on 3,400 screens domestically, whereas “Parasite” at its peak only hit 2,000.

But when a director’s movie wins Best Picture, does their next one perform better?...

Ben Affleck’s Hollywood career is a fascinating case study in terms of its erratic rise and fall over nearly 3 decades. Since his Oscar-winning debut in Good Will Hunting, Affleck has been a golden property for the industry despite his intermittent stretches of bad moviemaking choices mingling with the good.

Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) [Credit: Warner Bros.]

The success of Good Will Hunting and Chasing Amy was followed by a drastic downfall due to Gigli and Daredevil. This, in turn, was once again turned into a success with Gone Baby Gone, Argo, The Town, and Gone Girl before Affleck’s career fell into a rut with Batman v Superman and Live by Night.

However, the 2010 film, The Town almost turned one of Affleck’s stretches of success into a bad call for all the actors involved.

Ben Affleck’s The Town was almost an erotic thriller...

Ben Affleck is set to embark on his next directorial project soon, doing double duty by starring in the film as well. An exclusive new report from Deadline reveals that his long-in-development Netflix thriller Animals is set to begin production soon, with Los Angeles set to serve as the location for filming as soon as the rest of the cast for the movie is rounded out. Affleck originally intended for his long-time collaborator Matt Damon to star in the project, but the constant moving of dates no longer makes the actor a viable option. Instead, Affleck has found his Matt Damon replacement... in himself.

Aside from Affleck's starring role in Animals alongside his directing duties, Deadline has also reported that Gillian Anderson has joined the project as well. However, the capacity of her role is yet unknown. Animals will be based on a script written by Connor McIntyre and Billy Ray,...

Ben Affleck’s crime thriller Animals is coming back together, this time with a new star very familiar to the filmmaker. Himself.

Matt Damon was originally on board to star in Animals, with Affleck in the director’s chair, when Netflix and Artists Equity were producing the movie a year ago. The project fell apart due to script issues, but those have since been resolved. In the meantime, however, Damon went on to sign on to star in a small movie titled The Odyssey that is being directed by up-and-coming filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Odyssey is due to begin principal photography later this month and shoot in locales around the world.

The project has been revived with Affleck still in the director’s chair. But he will now star in it as well. Gillian Anderson, the X-Files star who in recent years appeared as Margaret Thatcher in Netflix’s The Crown,...

Jason Momoa has been cast in a new DC Universe role, and that increases the chances that other Dceu stars could come back to the franchise in exciting new roles. Momoa led DC's highest-grossing film of all time, 2018's Aquaman. Due to that, it was always expected that the actor would play one of the Dcu's canon characters. As such, his return was not a surprise, but the fact that he ditched Aquaman to play Lobo was the interesting part of the announcement.

Dceu stars had already returned in James Gunn's DC Universe. However, John Cena as Peacemaker, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and most of the other returning stars reprised their characters. Momoa's high-profile recast as Lobo sparks more possibilities for upcoming DC movies, as Gunn's Dcu could bring back some major Dceu stars in new roles, and the director has even talked to a few actors about such an idea.

Ben Affleck's career as a filmmaker and actor has become a series of rises and falls. One of his peaks was from 2007 to 2012, when he pivoted to directing, won people back, and capped it off with a Best Picture win for "Argo."

Affleck's second film is 2010's "The Town," where he plays bank robber Doug MacRay, who falls for bank teller Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) after his crew takes her hostage during a heist. And you thought your parents had a wild "how we first met" story! The town in the title is Charlestown, a Boston neighborhood that once had a reputation for a high amount of robberies. Supporting characters include Doug's unhinged right hand James "Jem" Coughlin (Jeremy Renner), Jem's needy sister Krista (Blake Lively), and FBI Agent Adam Frawley (Jon Hamm) who thinks he's the yuppie Melvin Purvis.

"The Town" is based on the 2004 novel "Prince of Thieves" by Chuck Hogan.

The movie follow-up to Prime Video's hit series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan has added its first new cast member. The four-season series, based on Tom Clancy’s Ryanverse novels, follows the titular character, Jack Ryan (John Krasinski), as he navigates high-stakes geopolitical threats and espionage. With its modernized narrative, the spy show has earned critical acclaim for Krasinski's character-driven portrayal of the intelligence officer and ranks among Prime Video's most-watched shows globally.

The upcoming Jack Ryan movie, produced by Amazon MGM Studios, promises to expand the Ryanverse beyond the television series. Directed by series alum Andrew Bernstein and penned by season 4 writer Aaron Rabin, the feature film will reportedly include familiar faces from the series while introducing new characters to the fold. Details surrounding the plot remain classified, but Krasinski is more than ready to follow every past actor who played Jack Ryan in his first feature film as the nominal character.

Ben Affleck is one of the most popular actors in the world, having starred in films such as Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, and Gone Girl. However, Affleck is also an accomplished director. His 2007 directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone, starred his brother, Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, and Michelle Monaghan, and received rave reviews. Gone Baby Gone currently has a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Affleck did not appear in Gone Baby Gone, but he has starred in every movie he has directed since.

Since his directorial debut, Affleck has directed four more movies. His 2012 film Argo is one of Ben Affleck's best movies and even managed to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. His 2016 movie, Live By Night, was not as well-received, but 2023's Air once again garnered extremely positive reviews for Affleck. His direct follow-up to Gone Baby Gone, a 2010 movie with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, is the most action-packed movie of Affleck's directorial career,...

Film audiences may have first recognized Ben Affleck for his appearance in the 1992 film "School Ties," where he played the main sidekick of the film's central bully. In 1993, Affleck was already behind the camera as well, having made a rather notorious 16-minute short film called "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney." Affleck played a boorish womanizer named Shannon in Kevin Smith's 1995 comedy "Mallrats," and he teamed with Smith again in 1997 to make the stirring queer romantic drama "Chasing Amy." At the end of 1997, Affleck and his friend Matt Damon became awards darlings thanks to Gun Van Sant's "Good Will Hunting" which they both wrote and starred in. 

Affleck has remained a superstar ever since, having appeared in terse studio dramas, mainstream romances, and numerous action films. He played the superheroes Daredevil and Batman and continued to work with Kevin Smith.

Ben Affleck returned to the director’s chair after seven years with the biographical sports drama Air. The film was based on the legendary deal between Nike and basketball legend Michael Jordan, which led to the creation of the Air Jordans. The film was received well by critics and audiences alike and went on to earn over $90 million at the box office.

Affleck is currently dealing with his divorce from his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez after a highly publicized separation. While Lopez works on her music, Affleck is definitely looking for a new project to get his hands on. One event that has the potential to be as amazing as Air is the historic 1999 Women’s World Cup final where Brandi Chastain celebrated their win by removing her jersey, leading to a jump in sales of her iconic Nike sports bra.

Brandi Chastain’s Legendary Moment At The 1999 World Cup Would...

Taylor Swift might have started off as a country singer way back in 2005, but today the singer has garnered such an influence and fan following that many believe she even has the power to affect the US Presidential elections to some degree. While that might have quite worked out, there is no denying that the singer is one of the biggest names of her time.

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On the other hand, we have Austin Swift, her younger brother who quietly lives his own life, away from the spotlight, helping her sister out whenever he can.

Who is Austin Swift, The Younger Brother of Music Sensation Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is a name that pretty much every teenage girl across the world would know, for her influence expands beyond her relatable lyrics and powerful vocals. While Swift is one of the biggest names in the music industry today,...

Anthony Robles’ unparalleled sports legacy is now on the big screen.

The NCAA Division I Champion wrestler, who was born without a right leg, is portrayed by Jharrel Jerome in biopic “Unstoppable.” The film is based on the book “Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion,” which was written by Robles and Austin Murphy.

Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle, and Jennifer Lopez co-star in the feature that will have its world premiere at TIFF 2024. Robles, a producer on the film, is also Jerome’s body double for its wrestling scenes. The two trained together for months.

The production employed Accessibility Coordinators from IndieVisible to ensure a safe working environment.

The project was announced in March 2023 with Lopez’s husband Ben Affleck producing through his Artists Equity production banner, which he co-founded with longtime collaborator Matt Damon.

“Unstoppable” is directed by Academy Award-winning editor William Goldenberg, who...

Matt Damon might soon find himself getting roped into Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce drama.

As we previously reported, Ben and Jen did not sign a prenup before they tied the knot in 2022.

And because of that baffling decision, it will not be easy for the exes to simply go their separate ways.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend “The Mother” Los Angeles Premiere Event at Westwood Village on May 10, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix)

According to TMZ, very asset these two earned over the past years must now be divided equally.

And that’s no easy feat. We’re talking about houses, cars, millions in earnings, and even a company that Ben started during that time.

How Matt Damon Could Wind Up Involved In Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s Split

In 2022, Ben teamed with Matt to launch Artists’ Equity,...

Affleck & Damon reunite in "Killing Gawker" for their closest shot at a Good Will Hunting sequel. Damon & Affleck were launched by Good Will Hunting and are now set to star in the new Hulk Hogan legal drama. The duo passed on a Good Will Hunting 2 idea, opting for fresh collaborations like "Killing Gawker" and "Rip".

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's new movie is the closest they'll ever come to actually making a Good Will Hunting sequel. Affleck and Damon, who got their massive Hollywood break for starring and writing the 1997 coming-of-age classic, are teaming up once again with Good Will Hunting director Gus van Sant in the upcoming film Killing Gawker. Damon and Affleck notably won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, which remains to be Damon's only Oscar to this day, although Affleck also won for his 2013 Best Picture winner Argo. Van Sant was nominated for Best...

Affleck and Damon co-wrote The Last Duel and starred in Air, which are two of their best works since Good Will Hunting. The Last Duel and Air had contrasting box office performances, with the former underperforming and the latter doing better. Upcoming projects include The Instigators, Rip, and Animals, with Damon and Affleck continuing their great collaboration.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been a celebrated Hollywood duo since their breakthrough hit movie Good Will Hunting. Not only did Damon and Affleck both star in the Academy Award-winning film alongside Casey Affleck, Minnie Driver, Stellan Skarsgrd, and Robin Williams, but they also co-wrote the screenplay, which earned them the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1998. Since then, Damon has only written screenplays for three other movies, including Gerry (2002) and Promised Land (2012). Affleck, on the other hand, wrote the screenplays for Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Town (2010), and Live By Night (2016).

Surprisingly,...

Actress Sienna Miller (“Horizon: An American Saga”) poses for the new Twinset Spring Summer 2024 ad campaign, photographed by Daniel Jackson:

Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.

Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.

February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.

In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".

This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".

In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...

Kevin Costner’s magnum opus, Horizon: An American Saga, features a star studded cast. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Kevin Costner’s magnum opus, Horizon: An American Saga, is finally ready to hit the screens. The epic Western film series comprises four parts, with the first one, Chapter 1, releasing in theaters on June 28th, 2024.

The movie, co-written, directed, produced by, and starring Kevin Costner, tells the tale of the expansion of the American West before and after the Civil War. Apart from Costner, several other big names are also going to be seen in the project. Here is the complete cast and character guide of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1.

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Yellowstone star Kevin Costner plays the lead role of Hayes Ellison, a loner and reclusive man with sharp survival skills, who often finds himself in dangerous situations.

In order to deliver the 2,000 costumes – including approximately 400 specialty costumes and bespoke “stillsuits”– for Denis Villeneuve’s visually captivating and masterfully adapted sci-fi epic Dune, the director enlisted the help of costume designers Jacqueline West and Bob Morgan, whose work on the film is currently nominated at the upcoming Oscars.

With her background in art history, former fashion designer West is a four-time Academy Award nominee, whose credits include Quills, Argo and The Revenant. Having previously collaborated with West as costume supervisor on the Prohibition-era gangster drama Live by Night, Morgan’s long list of credits includes Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Man of Steel. This is Morgan’s first costume design credit on a feature – and his first Oscar nomination.

Released in 2021, when all Warner Bros features were available day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max, the film recently crossed $400 million in worldwide box office. The immersive sci-fi fantasy...

Uncharted 2 is a great chance to finally bring Elena Fisher into the movie franchise after the character's absence in the first film. Casting choices like Elle Fanning, Stephanie Hsu, Samara Weaving, and others could do justice to Elena's iconic character in the sequel. With Sony confirming the development of Uncharted 2, choosing the right actor to portray Elena is crucial for the adventures ahead.

Uncharted 2 is the perfect opportunity to introduce the most important missing character from the games, Elena Fisher, and from Amandla Stenberg to Kathryn Newton, there are many great casting choices for the role. The first Uncharted movie introduced Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, Mark Wahlberg as Sully, and Sophia Ali as Chloe Frazer. It also teased Nates long-lost brother Sam. But Elena, the intrepid reporter who joined Nate on all his adventures in video game form, was nowhere to be seen. The post-credits scene teased her arrival...

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Netflix ha desatado la acción con el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva película “Detonantes” (“Trigger Warning”), protagonizada por Jessica Alba.

“Detonantes” sigue a Parker (Jessica Alba), miembro del comando de las Fuerzas Especiales, que se encuentra en servicio activo en el extranjero cuando la llaman para que regrese a su ciudad natal con la trágica noticia de que su padre ha muerto repentinamente. Allí se reencuentra con su antiguo novio, convertido en sheriff, Jesse (Mark Webber), su temperamental hermano Elvis (Jake Weary) y el senador Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), mientras trata de entender qué le ocurrió realmente a su padre. La búsqueda de respuestas de Parker no tarda en torcerse y se ve enfrentada a una violenta banda que campa a sus anchas por su ciudad natal. Insegura de en quién puede confiar realmente, Parker recurre a su entrenamiento de comando mientras busca...

Sienna Miller and Ben Affleck starred together in the 2016 film, Live By Night, which the actor himself helmed. He was riding high on the success of his Oscar-winning film Argo, but this next film proved to be a complete disaster. It took years for Affleck to take on another project as a director. Miller may have identified one of the issues which affected the emotional quality of the film. She revealed that she had zero chemistry with Affleck.

Sienna Miller and Ben Affleck in a still from Live By Night | RatPac-Dune Entertainment

In recent years, Miller has been known for playing complex, dramatic roles in films that were well-received by critics as well as audiences. She’s playing the role of Frances Kittredge in Kevin Costner’s upcoming two-part Western drama, Horizon: An American Saga.

Sienna Miller Had No Chemistry With Ben Affleck In Live By Night

Sienna Miller and...

The Accountant 2 will give Jon Bernthal's Braxton a bigger role, and focus on his relationship with brother Christian. Director Gavin O'Connor envisions a trilogy, with The Accountant 3 being the buddy action movie fans might expect from the second entry. The odds of The Accountant 3 happening look good, as the sequel is being produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

There's a surprising amount of anticipation for the upcoming Ben Affleck sequel The Accountant 2, but it won't quite be the movie people are expecting. Affleck was remarkably busy during the 2010s, directing and starring in movies like Argo or Live by Night, while playing Batman multiple times in the Dcu, beginning with 2016's Batman v Superman. During this time, he also fronted The Accountant, a thriller that cast him as a criminal accountant on the autism spectrum. The movie received mixed reviews, but The Accountant was a solid hit, grossing...

Actress Sienna Miller (“Horizon: An American Saga”) poses for the Twinset Spring and Summer 2024 wardrobe campaign, photographed by Daniel Jackson:

Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.

Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.

February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.

In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".

This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".

In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...

Actress Sienna Miller (“Horizon: An American Saga”) poses for the new Twinset Spring Summer 2024 ad campaign, photographed by Daniel Jackson:

Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar.

Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.

February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.

In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".

This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl".

In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love...

Ben Affleck has proven to be just as talented of a writer/director as he is an actor. His historical thriller Argo became a critical success and even won a trio of Academy Awards including Best Picture. And his latest directorial effort Air is receiving rave reviews - both for its portrayal of the historic deal between Nike & Michael Jordan and the fact that this is the first time Affleck is directing his longtime friend Matt Damon. But there's one Affleck film that may have slipped under people's radar: Live by Night.

Ben Affleck's career has had its highs and lows, but his recent success with "Air" has left audiences interested in his next project. Affleck has lined up his next directing gig, "Animals," which will feature Matt Damon in a starring role and serve as a moment of redemption for Affleck following a previous failure. Despite the failure of "Live By Night," all signs point to "Animals" being a success and avoiding the issues of his previous crime thriller.

Ben Affleck has a new movie in development, and it can help redeem him years after a failed genre return. Affleck's career has certainly had its highs and lows, with 2023 proving to be a pivotal moment. He returned to directing with Air after six years with great acclaim, but his DC role as Batman officially came to an end. While The Flash flopped at the box office, Air was a fairly...

In a devastating (but perhaps none too surprising) blow to Dad Cinema enthusiasts the world over, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's acclaimed true-story Nike drama "Air" was completely ignored by the Academy when Oscar nominations were announced earlier this week. However, if you were expecting the Oscar-winning duo/best buds to spend the immediate future licking their wounds and wallowing in self-pity, guess again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, they've instead gone and lined up their next project together -- an original crime thriller titled "Animals," which now has Netflix backing it.

Having previously gone under working titles like "The Animals of Los Angeles" and "Be Gentlemen," the new Affleck-Damon joint will see Damon starring and Affleck directing from a script by Connor McIntyre with revisions from "Shattered Glass" and "Captain Phillips" scribe Billy Ray. The plot involves (per THR) "a mayoral candidate and his wife whose son is kidnapped.

It doesn’t take much prompting to get actor Chris Messina to list all the ways he and his “Air” character, the iconic sports agent David Falk, diverge. “I’m nothing like David Falk. He’s taller than me. He has no hair. He’s brilliant,” Messina said during a recent interview with IndieWire. “Our one similarity: we’re both from Long Island.”

But Messina’s obvious admiration for the guy — one of the primary movers of the landmark deal his client Michael Jordan struck with Nike as a rookie, a fascinating true-life story that serves as the basis of Ben Affleck’s latest film — shines through, too. As the fierce sports agent, supporting standout Messina spends most of “Air” hamming it up on the phone, negotiating deals, yelling a lot, and having a tremendous amount of fun.

“Falk can be ferocious, and there were some people that when Falk called,...

Ben Affleck's directorial filmography showcases his range, spanning from gritty crime dramas to action-packed blockbusters and comedies. "Live By Night" may be considered the weakest of Affleck's films, but it still offers an enjoyable popcorn movie experience, though it lacks depth and a cohesive story. "Gone Baby Gone" is considered Affleck's best work as a director, delivering a tense crime drama with disturbing precision and exploring morally ambiguous themes.

It's easy to only think of Ben Affleck as a superstar actor, but his filmography as a director has almost as wide of a variety as his roles. From his gritty performance as Batman in the Dceu to his comedic collaborations with look-alike Matt Damon, Affleck's range behind the camera spans tense dramas, action-packed blockbusters, and laugh-out-loud comedies. While his work as a writer, director, and producer might not be as prolific, it certainly bears examination as a jewel in Affleck's crowning career.

The Gotham Awards have announced that actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck‘s “Air” will be honored with the Visionary Icon and Creator Tribute when awards are handed out on Monday night, November 27, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

“Air” follows Sonny Vaccaro (played by Matt Damon), the basketball talent scout for Nike who in 1984 fought to bring fledgling talent Michael Jordan onboard as a new spokesperson for the company’s basketball shoes. In addition to directing the film, Affleck has a co-starring role as Nike co-founder and CEO Phil Knight. This is the fifth feature film Affleck has helmed, following “Gone Baby Gone” (2007), “The Town” (2010), “Argo” (2012) and “Live by Night” (2016). All of those were nominated for Oscars save “Live by Night,” with “Argo” winning Affleck the award for Best Picture.

See‘Air’ will aim for comedy/musical nominations at the Golden Globes

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Actress  Sienna Miller poses for the September 2023 issue of "Grazia UK" magazine: 

Prior to a professional acting career, Miller worked as a print model for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue and appeared in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar. 

Signing with Pepe Jeans London, Miller was featured in their March 2006 campaign and continues to design a fashion line for them today.

February 2009, Miller became 'ambassador' for the fragrance Boss Orange women's perfume.

In 2001, she appeared in the feature "South Kensington" followed by a recurring role in the one-season, episodic TV drama  "Keen Eddie". In 2004 Miller had a supporting role in the remake of "Alfie".   

This was followed by playing the female lead in "Casanova". In 2006 she starred as 'Edie Sedgwick' in the bio-pic "Factory Girl". In 2007, Miller appeared in 3 films including "Stardust", "Interview" and "Camille". In 2008 Miller co-starred with Keira Knightley in "The Edge of Love".

In 2009 Miller played villain 'The Baroness' in...

Taylor Swift's sibling Austin Swift is a rising star in the entertainment industry, as both an actor and producer. Austin Swift has appeared in several films and TV shows, including "I.T." and "Live By Night," and has worked with notable actors like Pierce Brosnan and Ben Affleck. In addition to acting, Austin Swift has also worked as a producer, and he received an Academy of Country Music Awards nomination for his work on Taylor Swift's "I Bet You Think About Me" music video.

While she may be one of the most famous celebrities in the world, Taylor Swift's sibling Austin Swift is a rising star in the entertainment industry himself, and the siblings are clearly supportive of each other. In 2023, Taylor Swift launched The Eras Tour, a tour that includes a three-hour-long setlist covering her entire discography. Demand for the sold-out tour is notoriously high even with the singer-songwriter adding more dates.

The Town strikes a remarkable balance between realism and entertainment in crime cinema, earning critical acclaim and endorsement from a former bank robber. The film's exceptional attention to detail in heist scenes sets it apart, accurately portraying tactics such as using police scanners and post-heist procedures like switching cars. Affleck's direction in The Town captures the real essence of how professional thieves operate, making it an authentic portrayal of Boston's underbelly and a cinematic masterpiece.

Realism in crime cinema is a precarious balance to strike. Overemphasis on the details may lead to a discomforting experience, whereas a lack of accuracy can jeopardize the credibility of the story. Yet, a decade after its release, Ben Affleck's gripping 2010 heist thriller The Town has struck a remarkable balance. The film has now earned not just critical acclaim but a ringing endorsement from someone who knows the real thing: former bank robber Cain Vincent Dyer.

Former bank robber Cain Vincent Dyer praises Ben Affleck's heist movie "The Town," calling it "absolutely on point" when it comes to realistic robbery details. Dyer commends the film for accurately depicting bank robber tricks, such as using a police scanner and switching cars after the robbery. "The Town" is considered a peak of Affleck's directorial career, with strong performances, capturing the essence of Boston, and accurate portrayal of tense heist scenes. Where to Watch Powered by

A real life bank robber gives high marks for realism to Ben Affleck’s heist movie The Town. Released in 2010, The Town starred Affleck as a member of a crew of bank robbers who becomes romantically involved with a victim of one of his past robberies while in the middle of planning a daring heist of Boston's Fenway Park. Boasting an impressive supporting cast including Blake Lively, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm and Chris Cooper,...

Jay Oliva, a storyboard artist who worked on several DC and Warner Bros. movies such as “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Wonder Woman,” recently opened up to Inverse about Ben Affleck’s scrapped standalone Batman movie. Affleck debuted as Batman in Zack Snyder’s “Dawn of Justice” and reprised the role in “Justice League.” He was developing his own Batman movie to direct and star in before deciding to exit the role.

“I can’t really say too much other than it was fucking awesome,” Oliva told Inverse about Affleck’s Batman movie. “It was the best. It was amazing. From my understanding, there were a couple of drafts of it. When I was brought on, I don’t know whether it was the second draft or something, but it was what Geoff Johns and Ben [Affleck] had shown me.”

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Air tells a captivating true story with a good sense of humor and a star-studded cast. The film is one of 2023's biggest surprises, revolving around the backstage of the ambitious partnership between the market giant Nike and the recently discovered Michael Jordan, who would eventually become one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

The film gathers all the best facts and details about the deal that would lead to a massive cultural phenomenon in the world of sports: the launching of Air Jordan. While Air remains loyal to history and the real people involved, the narrative is conducted in an easy-going fashion, immersing the audience in a world where business and sports collide. The film marks Ben Affleck's return to the director chair, seven years after his previous movie, Live By Night. While the latter met a disastrous reception among the critics and the public audience with a 34% on Rotten Tomatoes,...

Ben Affleck's new thriller Hypnotic earns a Rotten Tomatoes score that is as bad as Justice League. In Hypnotic, Affleck plays protagonist Danny Rourke, a detective looking into a mystery surrounding his missing daughter. Hypnotic is directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Alica Braga (niece of legendary Brazilian actress Sonia Braga) and Jd Pardo. Despite anticipation around the movie, the reviews have been mixed to poor, adding to another collection of Ben Affleck's films that missed the mark with critics.

With Hypnotic now in theaters, the film's Rotten Tomatoes score is a rotten 39 percent, the same score that the original Justice League received in 2017. This is based on 51 reviews from critics, so the score may change slightly as more reviews are released. As of this writing, the audience score was higher, with 52 percent.

Ben Affleck’s Rotten Tomato Scores Are Notoriously Variable

The current Tomatometer places Hypnotic as one...

Over Easter weekend, Amazon Studios opened Ben Affleck‘s “Air” nationwide in over 3,300 theaters after the movie received an enormous amount of buzz at its SXSW Film Festival premiere. The movie grossed over $20 million in its first five days and has now grossed over $33 million.

“Air” tells the story of how in 1984 the Nike sneaker company tried to convince 18-year-old basketball star Michael Jordan to endorse their sneakers, taking them from the company with the lowest market share to the highest.

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Affleck famously transitioned from often-derided actor to respected director with 2007’s “Gone Baby Gone,” followed by the box office hit “The Town” in 2010, and then eventually 2012’s “Argo,” which won the Oscar for Best Picture. “Air” is Affleck’s first movie as a director since 2016’s “Live by Night,” which...

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It’s difficult to ascertain where Ben Affleck’s storytelling interests lie even as he’s slowly but surely amassed acclaim as a director over the past fifteen years. His 2012 Argo won Best Picture despite the Academy overlooking him for a nomination as director, a film much like his others, staying somewhere in the realm of glossy genre-tinged thrills such as Gone, Baby Gone (2007), The Town (2010) and Live By Night (2016). His first foray into a peripheral sports drama arrives with Air, penned by first time scribe Alex Convery, suggesting a sense of mellowing and maturation even as it aligns Affleck’s own filmmaking approaches with someone like the early bounce-arounds of James Mangold.…...

A little over a year after Ben Affleck mused he would never make a theatrically released movie again, and insisting he wanted to focus on non-franchise films for adult audiences, the filmmaker nonetheless enjoyed one of the happiest box office stories of 2023. To be sure, this past holiday weekend was dominated by yet another “IP movie,” as Affleck is wont to say, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. However, in the shadow of that film’s gargantuan $205.5 million across five days, Affleck’s own adult-skewing drama, Air, also dominated the court in its own league, grossing $20.2 million over five days.

Not bad for a movie that’s produced by one of the biggest streamers around, Amazon Studios, and which true to Affleck’s word wasn’t even originally intended to reach the big screen. In fact, Air didn’t pivot to a theatrical release until post-production when Amazon realized how well...

Ben Affleck hasn't directed a film since 2016's misfire "Live by Night," but the filmmaker is back with "Air" and, despite heavy competition from "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," it's clear that audiences were very much into having him back behind the camera. The film, which is all about how Michael Jordan's legendary partnership with Nike came to be, is an R-rated, adult-focused drama and the exact type of movie that has struggled at the box office since the pandemic began. But Amazon Studios and Affleck prevailed.

While "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" topped the charts handily with a stellar, record-breaking $377 million global opening, "Air" quietly did pretty well for itself. The sports industry biopic pulled in $14.46 million over the three-day stretch, very nearly slipping into the number three spot ahead of "Dungeons & Dragons." The film opened on Wednesday of last week and, over the full five-day stretch,...

Busy week sees 19 releases, including Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’, and ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’.

Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie will smash the record for widest UK-Ireland opening by an animated film this weekend, starting its run in 721 sites.

That is 31 sites above the 690-site opening for the previous record holder, Disney’s Toy Story 4 from 2019.

Adapted from the best-selling Nintendo game series, The Super Mario Bros. Movie tells the story of two Italian-American siblings trying to get their plumbing business off the ground, who are accidentally drawn into a battle to save a magical land called the Mushroom Kingdom.

Air is the latest in the recent line of biographical films about the origins of famous products; apparently 2023 is the year when audiences get to learn about the origins of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Blackberrys, and Air Jordans. While it may seem odd to be rooting for the success of a major brand label, Air marks the welcome return of Ben Affleck to the director’s chair for the first time since Live by Night went almost unseen at the tail end of 2016. The film tells the surprising true story of how Michael Jordan’s deal with Nike changed advertising campaigns, athlete rights, and the sportswear industry forever. It’s an entertaining journey that closes with an interesting finale that reflects on the impact of the infamous pitch that convinced the Jordan family to sign with Nike.

Ben Affleck is going to be working on both sides of the camera for a fifth time in the new film Air, which is opening nationwide on April 5. He stars opposite his old pal Matt Damon with whom he won an Oscar for the screenplay to Good Will Hunting in 1997, and will play the billionaire co-founder of Nike, Inc., Phil Knight. The new movie will tell the real-life story of how the company teamed up with shoe peddler Sal Vaccaro (Damon) to launch the biggest sneaker brand of all time and cultural phenomenon - Air Jordan. The Boston-born actor has also directed Gone Baby Gone starring his brother, Casey Affleck, the period gangster film Live by Night in 2016, and his crowning directorial achievement, 2012's Argo, the story of the Iran hostage affair in 1979 for which he won his second Academy Award as Best Director. But the project that is most...

The calm before summer movie season usually delivers some of the year’s most interesting movies––artistic gambles to try reaching audiences before blockbusters take over the multiplexes––and this April is no different. From some of the best films we saw on the festival circuit last year to a few promising 2023 premieres, we’ve rounded up 15 films worth seeking out in what amounts to a major month.

15. Air (Ben Affleck; April 5)

Returning to the director’s chair for the first time in seven years, following 2016’s Live by Night, Ben Affleck’s latest feature is immersed in the world of sports marketing. Air, from a Black List script by Alex Convery, follows the real-life story of Nike’s quest in signing Michael Jordan. Led by Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro, who would go on to sign the greatest athlete of all time, the film is a fairly rousing crowd-pleaser...

Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach are poised to clobber the box office competition as “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” readies to power past the $100 million mark in its opening weekend.

Universal and Illumination’s big screen adaptation of the popular video game, which opens in 4,000 North American theaters on Wednesday, looks to collect a towering $125 million or more in its first five days of release. It’ll be the second 2023 release, following Disney’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” ($106 million) to open above $100 million.

“Mario” will easily lead domestic box office charts over last weekend’s champ, “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” as well as fellow newcomer “Air,” a sports drama directed by Ben Affleck.

Ticket sales for “D&d” are projected to drop by 50-55% after its $37.2 million opening weekend. It’ll be in a close race for second place with “Air,” which debuts on Wednesday and aims...

Sonny Vaccaro knows his basketball. As played with reliable conviction by Matt Damon, the head scout in Nike’s dwindling hoops division has a keen eye for the next great players, attending high school all-star tournaments around the country and scanning for potential endorsements. But Sonny is also a gambler, and on the tail end of his trips he jets over to Las Vegas to lock in a couple parlays, betting on NBA money lines and spreads before throwing all his winnings away at the craps table a minute later. You get the sense this has become his beleaguered ritual. At some point those basketball instincts and his penchant to go for broke will align and finally pay off.

It’s a shrewd preview of what’s to come in Air, director Ben Affleck’s entertaining, workmanlike retelling of how Vaccaro helped an underdog shoe company sink a half-court heave...

Air marks Ben Affleck's return to the director's chair for the first time since Live by Night, but its budget is likely much lower than the 2016 mob movie. The 2023 biopic is based on a true story. It follows Sonny Vaccaro, a Nike employee attempting to negotiate a deal with Michael Jordan and create the Air Jordan basketball shoe line. It marks a departure from Affleck's usual directing efforts, as the filmmaker generally makes films with heavy crime elements. But Air looks like a refreshing change of pace, and it could be Affleck's most entertaining movie yet.

Affleck's budgets have gradually increased with each movie, which is generally the case if directors' films are continuously successful. And he had his biggest budget by far with Live by Night, which cost $90 million. Unfortunately, that was a huge mistake, as it was also Affleck's lowest-grossing movie, making just $22 million worldwide (via Box...