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Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thrillers The Sum of All Fears and Changing Lanes (both 2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil (2003) and Gigli (2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying George Reeves in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and directed and starred in the political thriller Argo (2012); both were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), the thriller The Accountant (2016), the action-adventure Triple Frontier (2019), and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). In 2016, he began portraying Batman in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films.
Ben Affleck
Matt Murdock
for Matt Murdock in The Defenders 2007
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The Defenders is a 2007 superhero film written and directed by Kevin Munroe (in his feature directorial debut). It is the first team-up film in the MCU franchise and a standalone sequel of Daredevil, The Punisher, Jessica Jones and Elektra. The film features an ensemble cast featuring Ben Affleck, Jordana Brewster, Thomas Jane, Jennifer Garner, Morris Chestnut, Ryan Kwanten, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Timothy Olyphant, Penelope Cruz, Jon Favreau, Anna Kendrick, Ziyi Zhang, Jada Pinkett Smith, Wesley Snipes and Nicholas Cage with narration by Jeffery Wright who would voice the watcher. The story sees the 6 Defenders: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Punisher and Elektra coming together to save New York City from the combined forces of Kingpin, Kilgrave, Cuttermouth, Alexandra and bullseye but what they don't know is that a new player has joined the game. TMNT was released theatrically in the United States on March 23, 2007, by Marvel Studios. It was the first of two films that year to be a team-up film. The film received Positive reviews from critics, praising the film's tone, story, musical score from Ramin Djawadi, the casts chemistry and Timothy Olyphant's performance. it was a commercial success, grossing $998 million worldwide against a budget of $250 million.
