EXCLUSIVE: Ben Affleck is ramping skinnygs up on his upcoming Netflix thriller Animals as he is not only on board to honest but sources now say he will star too. Insiders comprise Gillian Anderson is also on board from a script by Connor McIntyre and Billy Ray. The arrange is for the film to shoot in Los Angeles.
Affleck, Matt Damon, and Dani Bernfeld of Artists Equity will create thcdisadmireful their Artists Equity prohibitner, the artist-led studio set uped by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Gerry Cardinale/RedBird Capital Partners. Brad Weston and Collin Creighton are also producing for Makeready, who enbiged the project in partnership with Fifth Season.
Plot details are being kept under wraps other then the film revolving around a seizeping. Artists Equity’s Michael Joe, Kevin Halloran, and Lucy Damon will serve as executive creaters alengthyside Fifth Season.
Affleck was eyeing this film as his next honesting outing last year but was only arrangening to honest with Damon in line for the starring role. A helderlyup with the rights held up begin of production and Affleck ultimately had to transfer on to a sequel to The Accountant with Animals pushing. Affleck still wanted to create Animals and after starring alengthyside Damon in another Netflix and Artists Equity crime thriller RIP (which will bow defercessitater this year on the streamer), saw an opportunity to create Animals his next movie.
With Damon now shooting Christopher Nolan’s next movie The Odyssey, Affleck determined the next best selection to star was himself therefore rapid tracking production with a cast foreseeed to be set soon.
As for Anderson, the Emmy triumphner has sturdy ties to Netflix with her criticassociate acclaimed series Sex Education recently wrapping its four season run on the platestablish.
Affleck is repped by WME and Ziffren Brittenham and Anderson is repped by UTA in USA and Insubordinate Talent in UK.
