Ben Affleck casually cruises around Beverly Hills in his 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood
Ben Affleck looked at ease behind the wheel of his classic car.
The actor, 50, who is building a blended family with wife Jennifer Lopez, 53, was spotted driving his vintage 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood in Beverly Hills on Friday.
The two-time Oscar winner, who has not yet completely kicked the habit of smoking, had a cigarette behind his ear.
On his latest outing, he appeared to be wearing a gray short-sleeved T-shirt.
The father-of-three and his wife were set to work on their first project since 2003’s Gigli, but the film has been put on hold due to the ongoing writers’ strike.
Cruising: Ben Affleck, 50, looked at ease behind the wheel of his classic car when he was spotted cruising in his vintage 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood in Beverly Hills on Friday
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Ben would produce, while the Let’s Get Loud singer would star.
Actors have also walked out after negotiations with the studios failed to produce a new contract acceptable to both parties.
Ben’s friend Matt Damon joined his other Oppenheimer castmates in walking away from the film’s London premiere after the strike was declared on Thursday.
In an interview taped with Today’s Willie Geist prior to the strike, Matt spoke not only about his role on Oppenheimer, but what it was like working with his Good Will Hunting co-star and co-writer on Air.
Ben played an on-screen role in the drama based on Michael Jordan’s contract with Nike to make the now-famous Air sneakers, but he also directed the film.
Matt gave his friend high marks for his work behind the camera.
“It was amazing,” the Bourne series star said in a preview clip for the Sitting on Sundaybroadcast on Sunday, July 16.
Taking a ride: The Oscar winner, who hasn’t quite gotten rid of smoking, had a cigarette behind his ear. He appeared to be wearing a gray short-sleeved T-shirt
On Hold: The father-of-three and his wife were set to work together on their first project since 2003’s Gigli, but the film has been put on hold due to the ongoing writers’ strike; seen in May 2023
“You know, great directors really give you the freedom. It’s a collaboration. It’s a partnership.’
Matt said his long friendship with Ben allows them to get straight to the point.
“You can waste so much time being polite,” he said.
‘In the film world and in the theater they have developed a whole vocabulary of how to talk to someone. And basically how to tell someone they suck, right? And we can just say, “You’re worthless.”‘
Awesome: Ben directed and starred in Air with longtime friend Matt Damon, 52. In an interview for the Sunday Sitdown on Today, Matt said it was “great” that Ben was in control. “You know, great directors really give you the freedom. It’s a collaboration. It’s a partnership’
The old friends have formed their own production company, Artists Equity, which they hope will benefit anyone working on a film not only artistically, but also financially.
The company’s business model is to pay those hired to participate in a movie or series a lower upfront payment in exchange for a larger share of the profits after the project is sold.
In a November interview with The New York TimesBen spoke about how the current circumstances are affecting those who make movies and TV shows.
“As streamers have proliferated, they’ve really put an end to back-end participation, and so this is partly an effort to try and reclaim some of that value and share it in a more equitable way,” explains the Argo director.
“Not just writers and directors and stars. But also cinematographers, editors, costume designers and other crucial artists who, in my opinion, are severely underpaid.