While Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life continues to look for a release date and/or a festival at which to premiere, the director is currently casting his next project. In February, we reported that Malick had cast Christian Bale, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, and Olga Kurylenko in the untitled movie. Today, TheWrap reports that Ben Affleck has replaced Christian Bale and that Rachel Weisz will also join the cast.
TheWrap’s story follows a report from TulsaWorld.com [via AICN] that Ben Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner were spotted at a local store buying fishing supplies, and that Affleck had told a store employee that he was playing a fisherman in a movie that was shooting in Bartlesville. Production is slated to begin the first week in October in Oklahoma, but TheWrap also reports that “The head of Oklahoma’s Film & Music office would not confirm that Malick would be shooting a movie in the state.” As for the movie itself, not much is known other than it’s a love story.
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That sucks. I was pumped for Christian Bale.
this is horrible news.
Hmmm, I like Affleck's directing efforts, but have trouble with this one.
Malick has a knack for drawing performances from one-note actors. He still accounts for Richard Gere's best performance; even though it's still very much within Gere's wheelhouse, it feels true and genuine in a way his other performances typically don't.
And aren't we past the stage of hating on Affleck for no reason anyway? After Hollywoodland, even the haters should've had nothing left to say. Dude owned that movie.
After seeing Affleck in State of Play, I've questioned his acting skills. Hopefully he will do a better job in The Town. I still believe Christian Bale is a better choice.
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