Ben Affleck Talks About The Town

Half a decade after being a tabloid joke, Ben Affleck has emerged as a serious filmmaker. Nicole LaPorte talks to the writer-director-actor as he premieres his new film, The Town, which will likely finish at the top of the box office on its opening weekend, with an estimated $25 million haul.

Nicole LaPorte

Published Sep. 13 2010 7:41PM EDT

articles/2010/09/13/ben-affleck-talks-about-the-town/laporte-ben-affleck_125910_sz0brc — Ben Affleck (Jerry Lai / AP Photo)

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At a press junket here at the Toronto International Film Festival for The Town, Ben Affleck’s new crime drama that opens in theaters Friday, a journalist stammered through a question about Affleck’s slightly altered appearance, when the star cut him off.

“You’re asking about the gray hair, aren’t you?” he said,...

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Ben Affleck Talks About The Town

Half a decade after being a tabloid joke, Ben Affleck has emerged as a serious filmmaker. Nicole LaPorte talks to the writer-director-actor as he premieres his new film, The Town, which will likely finish at the top of the box office on its opening weekend, with an estimated $25 million haul.

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Nicole LaPorte