There are few bombs more infamous thanGigli. “So in those ways, it’s a gift. “It was a really easy choice,” Affleck says of signing on toGigliat the time. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in ‘Gigli’.Phillip Caruso/Columbia “I lovedMidnight Run. I lovedBeverly Hills Cop. I lovedScent of a Woman. Marty’s obviously enormously gifted. There was no question in my mind that this was a guy I wanted to work with… But really what it taught me was how much everything around a movie dictates the way people see it....

The actors' careers have been intertwined since they won an Oscar for Good Will Hunting in 1998. America runs on Dunkin', and that goes double forBen Affleck. And what does he get for his trouble? Ben Affleck and Matt Damon at the South by Southwest premiere of ‘Air’.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Getting mistaken for longtime pal (andAircostar)Matt Damon. “I thought it’d be authentic and meta. Yes I’m doing the commercial, butam Idoing the commercial?...

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Oscar winner’s first commercial gig was almost a royal scandal. For a brief moment in 1989,Ben Affleckwas the Burger King. A 17-year-old Ben Affleck in a Burger King commercial.Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Burger King But, as he confessed onThe Drew Barrymore Show, he came close to losing that crown. “I don’t remember the similar enthusiasm at the time.” (A phone in your car!...

The annualRazzienominations, which pick out the worst movies and performances of the year, routinely make questionable choices. (Remember when Stanley Kubrick was nominated for Worst Director in 1981 forThe Shining?) This year is no different. Ben Affleck in ‘The Last Duel’.Jessica Forde/20th Century Studios Affleck appeared as Count Pierre d’Alencon, overlord of Damon’s character. But alsoJared LetoinHouse of Gucci? Sure, it’s camp to the extreme and one could argue his accent was ridiculous....

Everyone knows Affleck runs on Dunkin'. And he directed it! Lopez makes a cameo in which she visits Affleck on the job. Ben Affleck surprises Dunkin' Donuts customers in a new Super Bowl ad with Jennifer Lopez.Dunkin Donuts “How can it bethisinexpensive and good?” he quips over the loud speaker. “What are you doing here? Is this what you do when you say you’re going to work all day?” After a pause, she shouts, “Grab me a glazed!...

He clarified, “I have nothing against James Gunn. Nice guy, sure he’s going to do a great job. I just wouldn’t want to go in and direct in the way they’re doing that. Ben Affleck as Batman in ‘Justice League’.Warner Bros. Pictures I’m not interested in that.” Affleck will, however, appear as Bruce Wayne/Batman inThe Flash, which hits theaters June 16. I never want to do any of this again....

Jeff Anderson’s clerk Randal decides to make a movie after suffering a heart attack in self-referential threequel. Does the just-released trailer forClerks IIItease for the most self-referential movie of all-time? “Jay and Silent Bob are like C-3PO and R2-D2,” says Randal in the trailer. Trevor Fehrman, Brian O’Halloran, Rosario Dawson, and Jeff Anderson in ‘Clerks III’.JOHN BAER/Lionsgate Lionsgate andFathom Eventswill be releasingClerks IIIexclusively in theaters Sept. 13 and Sept. 15....

The actor was inspired by everyone from Maximus in Gladiator to Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs. Ben Barnesis no stranger to fantasy. And stillShadow and Bonewith its land of Ravka felt unique. Ben Barnes as General Kirigan in ‘Shadow and Bone.'.Netflix “You have something likeGame of Thrones, which is about the politics of power and leadership. That’s what the show is about above all else,” the actor, 39, tells EW....

Best also played Cregg on the popular HBO series alongside his writing partner and friend Danny McBride. Ben Best, best known as the co-creator of the HBO seriesEastbound & Down, has died. Currently, no cause of death for Best has been confirmed. Ben Best, co-creator of HBO’s ‘Eastbound & Down,’ dies at 46.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic “It’s with heavy hearts we say goodbye to our good buddy Ben Best. “A hell of a friend and a creative force....

“I’m thankful to be back, for sure,” Driebergen tells EW. How have you gotten yourself into yet another one of these situations?' I’m a small fish in the big pond." ‘The Challenge: World Championship’.Paramount+ Was it really at the starting line or did you suspect that your injury was too severe before that? It was a big bummer. My shoulder was messed up, I had to get a screw put in it....

“It definitely opened my eyes to the internet and how horrific it can be.” “You’d think, after doingDear Evan Hansenonstage for four years, I would have already known that. It is very easy for the good to get drowned out by the bad.” Ben Platt and Kaitlyn Dever in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’.Erika Doss/Universal Pictures TheStephen Chbosky-directed film didn’t exactly strike the right chord with its audience out of the gate....

The Tony-winning actor called the experience “very ugly” and “scary.” Ben Plattis stressing the importance ofthe new Broadway revival ofParadeafter protesters harassed theatergoers during its first preview Tuesday night. In 1915, Frank was kidnapped from prison and lynched. “Not the really ugly actions of a few people who were spreading evil.” The producers ofParadeissued their own statement Wednesday morning. “We stand by the valiant Broadway cast that brings this vital story to life each night....

The actors are among 25 individuals who can no longer set foot in Russia. Penn had traveled to Ukraine to make a documentary forViceas Russia was planning its invasion of the sovereign nation. President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people have risen as historic symbols of courage and principle. Ben Stiller and Sean Penn are among 25 individuals who’ve been permanently banned from entering Russia.Amanda Edwards/WireImage; Cindy Ord/Getty Images Ukraine is the tip of the spear for the democratic embrace of dreams....