Recognized and several times awarded actor Ben Affleck is one of the main actors of Hollywood. In 2001, he played one of the three main faces in Michael Bay’s epic war film, Pearl Harbor, which will be broadcast on W9 this Monday, September 16 at 9.10pm. On screen, he plays Rafe McCauley, a pilot involved in a love triangle with Kate Beckinsale and Josh Harnett.
Broadcasting this classic from the early 2000s is a chance to preview what’s next for Ben Affleck, beginning with his reunion with Matt Damon, the actor’s friend and close collaborator over the years.
The duo will soon be reuniting in Joe Carnahan’s RIP, which is already slated for Netflix. While the plot of this project remains a mystery, the feature film is described as “A crime thriller“No additional information. The release date is not yet known.
Another project with Matt Damon?
A few months earlier, another project was announced, still for Netflix, with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon: Animals. Initially, the Pearl Harbor actor was also announced to direct, but his commitment prevented him from making another film.
In 2025, Ben Affleck will star in the sequel: Mr. Wolff 2, a remake of the 2016 film in which the star plays Christian Wolff, a math genius who also works for mafia organizations. He will be up against Jon Bernthal (Punisher) and JK Simmons (Whiplash).
Also directed, Ben Affleck returns behind the camera in 2023 with Air, a biopic about the historic partnership between the Nike brand and basketball star Michael Jordan. Released in theaters in the US – but on Prime Video in France – the film was a huge success.
In 2016, Ben Affleck announced that he wanted to star in a remake of Witness for the Prosecution, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel that was already on the screen in 1957. Since then, no information seems to indicate that the project is still relevant. .
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