Ben Affleck decided to recast his ex-wife Jennifer Garner as his love interest in his new movie “Animals” because he thought the on-screen pairing would come with a lot of “baggage.”
“I still would wanna work with her in the future, but what you don’t wanna do is take the audience’s baggage and have it work against you, you know?” the filmmaker told Entertainment Weekly Monday.
In the interview, Affleck explained that “Animals” initially went into production in January 2024 with his longtime collaborator and friend Matt Damon set to play the lead.
That’s why he had Garner in mind to play the love interest role.
“I thought, ‘God, Jen Garner would…
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