George Clooney On Ben Affleck In ‘The Tender Bar’: “He’s A Wonderful Actor Who Hasn’t Been Given A Lot Of Parts To Show Off” – Contenders London
deadline.comGeorge Clooney has described his The Tender Bar lead Ben Affleck as “a really wonderful actor who hasn’t been given a lot of great parts to show that off.”Making an in-person appearance at today’s Deadline Contenders London alongside producer Grant Heslov, Clooney said Good Will Hunting star Affleck is “coming to the age where you get to grow into certain parts.”“I’m at the age where you grow out of them but he’s growing into them,” added Clooney.“This was exactly the right time for Ben and he was the first person we thought of [for the film].”Clooney went on to joke that “Ben did OK with Batman but has only been named ‘sexiest man alive’ once”, while stating: “I don’t think anyone would argue that of all the batmen I’ve been the best.”Hesl
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