Ben Affleck's Animals cast wants him to run for political office

What happened

THR reports that Ben Affleck disclosed at Bloomberg’s 2026 Screentime event last night that he used AI “for lots of things” on his upcoming movie “ Animals ,” hitting Netflix and select theaters on October 9. At Wednesday night’s red carpet premiere of Animals , the cast of Affleck's latest directorial effort enthusiastically endorsed the Dogma star to run for political office. “And in fact, I thought it was a good example because it’s a very human movie” Well, this should ruffle a lot of feathers.

Summarised from: The Playlist, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone.

Full coverage · 4 sources

• Reuters 3 October 2026 at 02:36 WIB
  Ben Affleck says 'Animals' explores fear and difficult choices
• The A.V. Club 2 October 2026 at 22:47 WIB
  Ben Affleck's Animals cast wants him to run for political office
• Rolling Stone 2 October 2026 at 13:20 WIB
  Ben Affleck Says He Used AI for ‘Lots of Things’ in His New Movie ‘Animal’
• The Playlist 2 October 2026 at 00:07 WIB
  ‘Animals’: Ben Affleck Says He Used AI “For Lots Of Things” On His New Movie But Won’t Say What

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