Full Trailer: Ben Affleck's "Animals"
The thriller follows a mayoral candidate and his wife as they race to raise ransom while campaign money and family secrets come under pressure.
- Netflix released the official trailer for the Ben Affleck-directed thriller "Animals," which debuts in select cinemas and on the streaming platform on October 9.
- The film follows Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball and his wife, Abigail, as they scramble to raise a ransom after their son is kidnapped, threatening the secrets holding their public image together.
- Rounding out the ensemble are Gillian Anderson as the candidate's fixer and Steven Yeun as his campaign manager, with production handled by Artists Equity.
- Affleck revived the project and serves as director, reuniting with Matt Damon behind the scenes through their production banner, taking over the lead role when Damon's schedule prevented him from starring.
- According to Entertainment Weekly, Affleck nearly abandoned the project after learning Spike Lee and Denzel Washington were developing "Highest 2 Lowest," a competing kidnapping thriller, years before he revived it.
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Full Trailer: Ben Affleck's "Animals"
Netflix has premiered the full-length trailer for the Ben Affleck-directed crime thriller “Animals”. When the son of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their […]
‘Animals’ Trailer: Ben Affleck & Kerry Washington Face A Kidnapping Nightmare In Netflix’s Political Thriller
Ben Affleck has spent much of his directing career examining men whose carefully constructed lives begin collapsing under pressure, from “The Town” and “Argo” to “Live by Night.” His latest, “Animals,” brings that tension into the political arena, with Affleck directing, co-writing, and starring in a kidnapping thriller opposite Kerry Washington. Netflix has released the official trailer for “Animals.” Affleck plays Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles m…
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