Tag: Ben Affleck

Is Ben Affleck finally moving ahead with adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s “Live by Night”?

Mr. Affleck, please don’t make a fool of me again. It seemed obvious a couple years ago (check out my posts from May 2013 and July 2013) that Ben Affleck was poised to direct and act in an adaptation of…

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in Savannah — work or play? (Bill Murray too)

So I’ve been writing here off and on for ages about the likelihood that Ben Affleck’s next directorial project will be filmed largely here in Savannah. It has been widely reported that Affleck is working on an adaptation of Dennis…

How will Batman-Superman movie delay impact plans for Ben Affleck’s “Live By Night” and its Savannah schedule?

I do not know the answer to the question in the title of this post, but there are a number of possibilities. To recap: it has been understood for a while now that Ben Affleck plans to adapt Dennis Lehane’s…

Casting agency claims filming for Ben Affleck’s “Live by Night” has been pushed to September

I’ve reported off and on here for months about the likelihood of Ben Affleck filming much of his next film Live by Night here in Savannah. Affleck will be producer, director, writer, and star of the adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s…

Ben Affleck’s “Live by Night” now casting extras in Savannah and Brunswick

UPDATE 10/25: The casting agency now claims that filming has been pushed to September 14th. Click here for the latest post. With the filming of SpongeBob SquarePants 2 wrapping up soon, there’s more good news on the horizon for the…

Ben Affleck’s “Live By Night” is likely “blockbuster” poised to film in Savannah — or is it SpongeBob 2?

UPDATE: From the City of Savannah at about 2 p.m. today: SpongeBob sequel scheduled to film in Savannah The City of Savannah Film Services Office announced today the “SpongeBob Movie 2” will be shooting live action scenes in the Savannah…

Will Ben Affleck make his next movie in Savannah?

Ben Affleck was apparently wandering around downtown Savannah on Monday (yesterday) scouting locations for an upcoming film.

A word of caution: the film business is pretty fickle. Sometimes, projects evaporate overnight and production plans shift in a heartbeat. I have no idea if Affleck is considering other cities or how much of the film might be shot in Savannah if things move ahead.

I don’t have any inside knowledge about much of anything, but it’s worth noting that there has been considerable press recently about Affleck’s newest project Live by Night, which he is apparently producing, directing, writing, and starring in.