Jennifer Garner news
The gist
Ben Affleck says Jennifer Garner turned down playing his wife in Netflix's "Animals" over "baggage."
The recasting puts a spotlight on how exes navigate work after divorce.
How it unfolded
- 2024"Animals" goes into production with Matt Damon set to play lead Mark Kimball; Garner is in talks to play his therapist wife Abigail.
- date unknownAffleck pulls the plug on that version two weeks before production was set to begin, because a similar kidnapping thriller, A24's Spike Lee film "Highest 2 Lowest," was coming out.
- Feb 2025Affleck is set to direct and star in the kidnapping thriller "Animals" for Netflix, with Gillian Anderson also on board.