Ben Affleck hangs poolside (and meets some dogs) for his EW cover shoot: See all the photos

“And all you have to do is to just basically be conscious and sentient and say yes.” “I couldn’t imagine there wasn’t a long line of people that wanted to take this part. I wanted to do it for myself.” Ben Affleck.Guy Aroch for EW I was a villain. And it was all just stuff that came along that I wasn’t chasing." Affleck in a Pyrenees sandwich. Ben Affleck.Guy Aroch for EW...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Barbara Green

Ben Affleck on post-pandemic future of the mid-budget movie: 'It's going to be very, very difficult'

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Name a bang out of film andBen Affleckhas made it. “I don’t know what will be the reality post-COVID,” he admits. Credit: Everett Collection “Who knows what the theatrical business will be like. What I think has happened is that people have grown accustomed during this time to watching from home. It benefitedThe Way Back, for sure. “Triple Frontierdid really well for them,” says Affleck....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Juan Robertson

Ben Affleck on why he 'wasn't happy' filmingJustice Leagueand what he learned from it

“And I got to a point where I thought, ‘Hell, I really like directing. I’d be very happy doing this.'” Not blaming anybody, there’s a lot of things that happened. Ben Affleck as Batman in ‘Justice League’.Warner Bros. Pictures But really what it was is that I wasn’t happy. I didn’t like being there. I didn’t think it was interesting. And then some really s—ty things, awful things happened. But, that’s when I was like, I’m not going to do that anymore....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Martin Lee

Ben Affleck praises ex Jennifer Lopez as the 'hardest-working person' in Hollywood

There’s no bad blood between exesBen AffleckandJennifer Lopez. “She remains, to this day, the hardest-working person I’ve come across in this business. She’s currently filming the action-comedyShotgun Weddingand recently signed on tostar as an assassin in the Netflix thrillerThe Mother. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at the ‘Gigli’ premiere in 2003.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage “Iam the only person who dictates that. What I seek at this point in my career are movies that work on many levels....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Donna Fisher

Ben Affleck reacts to Snoop Dogg flubbing his name during the Golden Globes nominations

“It’s funny because I always grew up and I thought, like, ‘Affleck? What an incredibly ugly name.’ Now it sounds like the duck commercial.” Ben Affleck has responded to Snoop Dogg flubbing his name during the 2022 Golden Globes nominations.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Affleck has now responded to the moment, laughing it off during his appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson Showon Monday. “That was nice,” Affleck said. “He did get the emphasis a little off, yes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Diane Fox

Ben Affleck says Oscar-winningArgowould never get a theatrical release today

The star says his Best Picture winner would likely be a limited series if it were made today. No one can deny that the pandemic has fundamentally altered moviegoing andexacerbated box office trendsalready in motion. “That wasn’t that long ago. Ben Affleck in ‘Argo’.Warner Bros. It would be a limited series.” And there’ll be 40 movies a year theatrically, probably all IP, sequel, animated." It’s a shift, as he sees it, that’s been a long time coming....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Stephanie Moses

Ben Affleck's kids loveArmageddon— even though 'they relentlessly mock it'

Frost, a hunky driller and one of the movie’s central heroes. ‘This is amazing, I’m set!’ My father had trouble working. My mother was a public school teacher." They dug out two stages of Disney for huge asteroid craters. And I didn’t even think about the fact that the basic premise of the movie was totally absurd. Why are they training oil drillers to be astronauts rather than astronauts to be oil drillers?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Charles Torres

Ben Affleck, at the top of his game

Leah Greenblatt MATT DAMON:Ben Affleck, it’s great to see you here today. BEN AFFLECK:Hey there, man! Welcome to the red carpet. Ben Affleck on Entertainment Weekly’s February 2022 cover.Guy Aroch for EW Before we get into your project, who are you sleeping with? I promptly called George and he said that it was because you were cheaper than me. But as the month went on, I started to wonder if he was telling me the entire truth....

May 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2105 words · Jesus Rodriguez

Ben Folds explains how hisThe Wildsseason 2 cameo came about: 'It's pretty nutty'

The alt-rock icon dives deep on playing a “twisted dream version of myself” for multiple episodes. Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutThe Wildsseason 2 finale. EvenBen Foldsdoesn’t really know how he ended up onThe Wilds. Prime Video Folds literally changed the direction of the entire series. No one could have seen that coming, least of all the musician himself. “I’m used to music. Prime Video There’s no spoilers there,” he tells EW with a laugh....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 744 words · Rebecca Higgins

Ben or David? Darlene finally gets her answer onThe Conners

Don’t read unless you’ve watched Tuesday’s episode ofThe Conners. Well, Darlene, you have your answer! And the answer is:neither! Eric McCandless/ABC That’s when Darlene decides she should break up with David but he actually dumps herfirst. That means the coast is clear for a very public relationship with Ben, right? Ben also breaks up with Darlene because she lied to him. She gets to keep her job, but everything must say on a professional level....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Mrs. Cindy Conner

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor are back together

The couple, who were married for 17 years, separated in 2017. Butin a recent interview withEsquire,Stiller confirmed the couple have since got back together. “Then, over the course of time, it evolved,” he said. Bruce Glikas/WireImage “We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.” Stiller likens their ability to work things out to his own realizations about horseback riding in an eccentric analogy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Michelle Meyer

Ben Stiller talksSeverance's long road to TV and the challenge of work-life balance

But now, it’s weird it feels like it’s almost happening very quickly." But Stiller is grateful the project has finally seen the light of day. “I definitely have that feeling that we put our all into it,” he says. Adam Scott and Britt Lower in ‘Severance’.Apple TV+ I like the possibility of people having different feelings about it." “All those things were part of where the feeling of a scene might go....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Mary Sanchez

Ben Stiller tells Kevin Hart he'd 'love to find a comedy' to make his return to acting

And Hart would love to work on something together. Have you missed seeingBen Stilleron screen? So has Ben Stiller. Ben Stiller.Bruce Glikas/WireImage “I’d love to find a comedy,” he said. “It’s just weird because I never thought I’d go this long not acting. Like I just thought, ‘Oh wow. I never thought I’d spend this much time away.'” Because I do love it." “Don’t threaten me with a good time!”...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Charles Butler