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Ben Affleck Reveals Real Reason Ex-Wife Jennifer Garner Turned Down Role in His Movie Animals
Affleck said Garner passed on the wife role because she did not want to play his on-screen partner after production delays shifted the cast.
- Director and actor Ben Affleck revealed in an Entertainment Weekly interview published September 14 that his ex-wife Jennifer Garner declined an opportunity to co-star in his upcoming crime thriller Animals.
- Initially, Affleck hoped to cast Garner and his longtime friend Matt Damon as the leads, but production delays and Damon's commitment to The Odyssey forced a significant casting shakeup.
- Stepping into the lead role of mayoral candidate Mark Kimball himself, Affleck approached Garner about playing his onscreen wife. Garner refused, saying "We don't wanna do that. You just get baggage."
- Kerry Washington was ultimately cast as Kimball's wife in the thriller. Affleck, 54, expressed gratitude for his friendship with Garner and said he remains open to future collaborations.
- The thriller Animals, which Affleck also directs, premieres October 9 on Netflix and select US cinemas, featuring a star-studded cast including Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun, and Luis Gerardo Mendez.
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Ben Affleck wanted Jennifer Garner to play on-screen wife
Jennifer Garner decided against appearing in Animals when ex-husband Ben Affleck planned to cast himself as her on-screen spouse. The 54-year-old actor-and-director's new movie centres around the kidnapping of a Los Angeles mayoral candidate's son, and he initially had friend Matt Damon on board to...
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Famous exes nix on-screen marriage over ‘baggage’
Ben Affleck has decided against working alongside his ex-wife Jennifer Garner in his upcoming movie “Animals,” citing concerns about how their real-life history might affect audience perception, Us Weekly reports.
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