Name a type of film and Ben Affleck has made it. He’s won an Oscar for writing a small-scale drama, he’s directed a mid-budget heist classic (and a Best Picture winner), and he’s been Batman. But, like all of Hollywood, the decorated multi-hyphenate has no idea what the future holds for his industry.
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With the uncertainty regarding theaters and the traditional release model, EW recently examined whether COVID will forever kill the Event Movie (please let Tom Cruise go to space first!). Speaking to EW for the 10th anniversary of The Town, his first go-around as star and director, Affleck shared his honest — and slightly grim — thoughts on what comes next for film.
“I don’t know what will be the reality post-COVID,” he admits. “Who knows what the theatrical business will be like. What I think has happened is that…
