Casey Affleck’s performance that made Ben Affleck jealous

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Mon 28 Oct 2024 15:15 UK

As the old saying goes, comparison is the thief of joy—something everyone likes, even if you Ben Affleck and his brother Casey. Regardless of how bad it is for our mental health, everyone compares their lives to the lives of other people, including the rich and famous. With every aspect of their lives under constant scrutiny, it must be so easy for actors to be jealous of their co-stars, especially if they are related.

Ben Affleck and his younger brother Casey did very well. Ben has had a long and varied career as a leading man and has also directed films such as air, Cityand Oscar Argot. As for Casey, he’s an Oscar winner in his own right, winning Best Actor in 2017 for his performance in Manchester by the sea.

The younger Affleck was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor after he appeared The murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford. During the conversation with Movies.ie to promote his first directorial film, Gone Baby GoneAffleck’s older brother praised his brother’s performance, calling it “incredible”. However, it wasn’t all smiles.

“I’m so proud of him.” he said before adding, “Which means I’m a little jealous too.” Affleck has been around long enough to know that great results from Casey mean more competition for future jobs, but he claims to have come to terms with that knowledge. “We both know how the industry works,” he said. “So there’s always a healthy sibling rivalry going on here.”

The Good Will Hunting the screenwriter was kind enough to involve his brother Gone Baby Gonewhich tells the story of the kidnapping of a young girl in Boston and the two private detectives who work to find her. They may be huge celebrities, but the Affleck brothers are also, well, brothers, so it’s inevitable that they’ll spend a lot of time together. “We fought like cats and dogs – or like brothers – on the set Gone Baby Gone“, Ben admitted. “But it was all constructive stuff, you know. I think there are those close to you where any argument is really productive. Well, most arguments…”

The film, which also stars Michelle Monaghan, Amy Ryan and Morgan Freeman, made a strong return at the box office. It was also praised by critics and industry insiders, and Ryan received her own Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Affleck talked about his relief in an interview Gone Baby Gone went so well “So much work goes into making a film, and I knew a lot was riding on it,” said the nervous first-time director. “You suddenly feel, oh, okay, I really did my job properly.”

From the moment of his triumph in Murder of Jesse JamesCasey Affleck has starred in a number of A24 films A ghost story to Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer. His Oscar win was somewhat overshadowed by the sexual harassment allegations against him that eventually led to withdrawal from the presentation of the award at next year’s ceremony.

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