EXCLUSIVE: When the Gabriela Cowperthwaite-directed drama The Friend premieres tonight in Toronto, the film's tough subject matter – Dakota Johnson plays Nicole Teague, who at 34 was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer – was made more bearable by the presence of two classic Led Zeppelin songs. “Ramble On” and…
Casey Affleck says he stayed “quiet” following the allegations of sexual misconduct that made news in 2016 because he didn’t want to seem to be in opposition to the #MeToo movement “that I really wanted to champion."
Speaking with Dax Shepard on the latter’s new Armchair Expert podcast, Affleck addressed the allegation…
BREAKING: Saban Films has obtained the U.S. distribution rights to Light of My Life, the directorial debut film from Oscar winner Casey Affleck, who also wrote and stars in the piece. Making it world premiere at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the dystopian survival drama also features Anna Pniowsky as well as Emmy…
EXCLUSIVE: Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones) and Cherry Jones (Boy Erased) are among cast to have joined Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson and Casey Affleck in Gabriela Cowperthwaite's (Blackfish) feature drama The Friend, which is now underway in Fairhope, Alabama.
Country artist Jake Owen, Denee Benton (Hamilton: An Am…
EXCLUSIVE:Â Here’s the first clip from Oscar winner Casey Affleck’s passion project —Â Light of My Life — which screened today at the Berlin International Film Festival. Affleck wrote, produced, directed and starred in this film. It is an incredible accomplishment for any filmmaker and one that is hard to do well, but…
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Free and Black Bear have set Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson and Oscar-winner Casey Affleck to star in The Friend, a fact-based touching drama that STX International will launch for offshore sales at the European Film Market. Directing is Gabriela Cowperthwaite, whose Blackfish was a BAFTA nominee for…
The Casey Affleck-directed drama Light of My Life, starring Affleck, Elisabeth Moss and newcomer Anna Pniowsky, will get its world premiere at next month’s Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama section. The dystopian drama, about a father and his young daughter who are trapped in the woods, is one of a raft of…
EXCLUSIVE: Identity Films, Hyperion Media Group and Sea Change Media set Black List writer Rosalind Ross to script Black Sam, the true-life story of vigilante pirate Samuel Bellamy. Casey Affleck will produce under his Sea Change Media banner, along with Anthony Mastromauro for Identity Films and Hyperion's Michael…
In his first extensive interview since withdrawing from presenting at the 2018 Oscars during the height of the #MeToo movement protests, Casey Affleck said his absence was “the right thing to do.”
Promoting his upcoming new movie The Old Man & The Gun, Affleck answered several questions about his past, conduct that…
Cop asks just-robbed bank exec: “Was he armed?” The reply: “Well, he had a gun … but he was also sort of a gentleman.” Another tells a detective, “He seemed like a nice enough fella.” Such is the M.O. of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), a senior (bad) citizen who has been on the wrong side of the law since his teens…
EXCLUSIVE: Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars, Deadline hears. He has notified the Academy he will not be attending the event, sources said. I’ve heard that Affleck did not want to become a distraction from the focus that should be on the performances of the…
