Olbermann stops by SNL set, pissed over Ben Affleck skit
Ben Affleck, who’s hosting “Saturday Night Live” this week, was rehearsing a skit this afternoon mocking Keith Olbermann when Olbermann himself got past security to watch, according to a source with knowledge of the incident. A source described the skit as “savage,” in portraying Olbermann as a deranged person living at home with his mother.
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Wells keeps ‘Company’ with Ben Affleck
John Wells will direct and Ben Affleck is in talks to star in “The Company Men,” a timely drama about a man whose life is upended by a financial downsizing. Wells will produce via his eponymous banner and also is writing the screenplay about a man who is laid off and must cope with the financial
Ben Affleck moves to WB’s ‘Town’
Ben Affleck will rewrite, direct and star in “The Town,” a Warner Bros. adaptation of the Chuck Hogan novel “The Prince of Thieves.” Graham King is producing through his GK Films banner. Affleck would play a career thief who becomes smitten by the manager of a bank. The project
Spielberg, Affleck, J.Lo at Democratic convention
Spielberg! Affleck! J.Lo! They were among the Hollywood celebrities attending events in Denver as the Democratic National Convention nominated Barack Obama as the party’s presidential candidate. Steven Spielberg, who directed a short film on veterans that shown Wednesday at the convention, was
Ben Affleck’s unconventional DNC agenda
Ben Affleck will be in Denver next week for the Democratic National Convention, but his schedule there will be anything but conventional. “He won’t be delivering speeches,” a friend of the actor told us. “Instead, he’ll be anteing up for a disabled veterans’ poker
Mike Judge Extract’s Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck is ready to suit up for Miramax’s Mike Judge comedy “Extract.” Actor is in negotiations to play the best buddy of Jason Batemen’s character, a flower extract factory owner dealing with workplace problems and a streak of bad luck, including his wife’s affair with
The Afflecks and Damons Go on Double Date
From People: Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck met up with Matt Damon and his heavily pregnant wife, Luciana Barroso, at Nobu Malibu on Saturday night for a two-hour dinner on the patio that included cooked fish
Harrison Ford gives Ben Affleck the boot, return as Jack Ryan?
Harrison Ford would consider reprising another of his big-screen action heroes, his role as special agent Jack Ryan. Ford followed in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin in the 1990 film, Hunt For The Red October, by playing the CIA analyst in 1992’s Patriot Games. The 65-year-old returned to the role
When Actors Direct…
Miramax has acquired the rights to Marcus Sakey’s debut novel “The Blade Itself,” which will be produced by Ben Affleck and Sean Bailey via his new shingle Idealogy. Via Hollywood