I’ve said some mean things about Ben Affleck and his wiglets before. I don’t really know for sure if he wears wigs or pieces, or if he got plugs, but whatever is happening with his hair, it doesn’t look natural to me. Plus, Affleck always looks so weird to me when he’s got a beard. He looks… Indian. Like, I have relatives in India who look strikingly similar. Something about the thickness and consistency of the beard, and the way it grows in, it just makes him look vaguely more “ethnic” than he really is.
Anyway, these are new photos of Ben on the set of his next directorial-and-starring project, Argo. It’s set in the 1970s, and Ben plays a CIA operative… I think. The plot, as described by IMDB, is:
“As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA ‘exfiltration’ specialist concocts a risky plan to free a six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.”
Wait, what? Canada was taking hostages in the 1970s?!? No, I think they mean that the six Americans were in the Canadian embassy/residence in Tehran? Right? Right. Anyway, the film also includes John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Kyle Chandler, Chris Messina, Zeljko Ivanek, and Tate Donovan. Sounds like Affleck is a big fan of Damages, right? Half of the cast comes from Damages.
Oh, and Ben is smoking again. I can’t hate on him for it, under times of stress, it’s really difficult to NOT reach for a cig.
I’ve added some newish photos of Jennifer Garner from the past week. Here’s a question that will haunt you: how is it that Garner looks LESS pregnant now that she’s confirmed her pregnancy. For months and months before confirming it, she wandered around LA in baggy, unflattering ensembles, always looking puffy and bumpy. And now that we know she’s knocked up, suddenly she looks trim, and she’s wearing close-fitting clothes. Oh, and she’s still flashing her thong too.
Photos courtesy of Fame & Pacific Coast News.
Mmmmmmmm…he looks kinda sexy.
Ben is just attractive no matter how he looks for any movie. You may think his hair’s this; his beard’s that, etc., but you know you’d love to see/know what he’s really like in the bedroom.
Ugh, she’s an attractive woman but WHY does she insist on being SO DOWDY all the time? That outfit is totally the casual day uniform of a 1982 flight attendant for, like, Salt Lake City Airways or some shizz.
Cute sunglasses, though.
Who cares how she dresses? It’s her life, if she is comfortable with how she looks, no one else should be bothered by it.
@Devon, he’ll yeah. All I ask for is one night.
Ben, in his best Chico and the Man ensemble, looks better than Dimples in her Britney, circa 2000, underpants. Pink thong… “Oops she did it again.”
When the Revolutionary Guard in Iran took over the US Embassy, 6 Americans from there escaped and were hidden at the Canadian Embassy for several months. Then the Canadian Embassy gave them fake ID to get them out of the country. The next day, Ken Taylor (the Canadian Ambassador in Iran) closed the embassy, smiled for the official cameras and got out of Iran damn fast. Then the news was released internationally about what had happened. I was growing up in Canada at the time and I thought it was really cool.
Omigod, he looks so much better!!! He just looks normalized even though that look makes him look like one of those models on the hair dye or shaving cream boxes. MUCH BETTER.
I think Ben’s lookin pretty cute with the hair and the beard. I love hair on men, the more the better. Im weird that way.
Wasn’t she papped with some ratty underwear once? I guess this is an improvement.
This is the first time I’ve ever found Benny attractive. Rawr.
Someone needs to tell Garner it’s not 2003. She needs to retire that whale tail.
Yes the ‘Canadian Caper’ as it was dubbed was a pretty cool rescue. Looking forward to seeing this movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Caper
Just rip off Benny’s wig, and let him go wild. Leo men are animals, by my experience.
The hair on his head doesn’t even look human, I swear it’s synthetic. Nasty.
And omg that thong shot, equally nasty! Pregnant or not girlfriend needs jeans with a higher rise. Or a belt. And I can’t help but be reminded of another thong incident in the world of daytime TV (soon to sign off forever):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZWSQzvTyo
He looks ready to fill in as host of the Barry Gibb Talk Show. And I’m oddly attracted to him
@Esmom: Ha! So goood!
And ech, gross – This man is repugnant. Sydney Bristow deserved better. I wish she’d stayed with Vaughn….er, I mean Vartan.
Had a hard time letting go of that show…
Hubba hubba. I’m not even a remote fan of his…but bearded he covers up that wonk smile and those too-small teeth.
Cheap suit jacket.
off topic but since you brought it up… i love damages, but dish nextwork wont show it via FX ( IM LIKE WTF)
what channel can i watch it on it i have dish?
Since Damages never showed on any of the 100s of channels I get, I finally watched season 1 on DVD. It was entertaining, but omg Rose Byrne was awful.
I’ve loved her since seeing her in this dopey Josh Hartnett movie Wicker Park, where she was supposed to be a Fatal Attraction-like character, but instead managed to bring a heart-breaking humanity and pain to her portrayal. I always thought she should be a top-billed star.
But in Damages… oy. It was like Rory Gilmore got a job in a law firm. She behaves throughout like a college freshman. It wrecked the whole show for me. Glenn Close and Ted Danson did interesting work, though the characters are all over the place. Still, it will be interesting to see William Hurt in season 2 (plus, partial Big Chill reunion with Glenn Close!)
@Liz, loved loved loved Vaughn/Vartan. I also wish they’d somehow ended up together in real life!
I’m kinda surprised at your describing Affleck as “He looks . . . Indian. . . . it just makes him look vaguely more “ethnic” than he really is.”
Yep, you can be mean, but in the past you’ve always come as as democratically mean. I realize you state that Affleck looks like relatives you have in India, but your remark still has bigotted overtones. I feel pretty certain your intention was not to express yourself this way. Just sayin’.
@21 (NeoCleo) — I usually think guys with beards look Canadian. Guess you think I’m bigotted too?
. o O (we just can’t say anything anymore, can we?) O o .
I think Ben looks handsome.
He actually looks a lot like my Brother In Law did in the 70s, except my brother in law was a blond. Same bone structure, same hair style. I think my BIL was an inch or 2 taller than Ben. But I myself never saw my BIL standing as his MS had already taken away his ability to walk or stand.
Ben looks like a 70s porn star. He’s not smoking again, he never really stopped. Garner’s pink thong hanging out the back of her jeans is gross, that girls has no style, no class.
With Ben directing and starring alongside John Goodman and Bryan Cranston I’m there.
However, if he wants to see his kids gets grow up and get married etc he really should give up smoking. After getting himself in such great shape for The Town I can’t believe he continues to smoke.
LOL @ the hot pink whaletail. She is absolutely the worst dresser. So plain.
Gotta say, I LOVE the 70s look on Ben. I was born in 1969 so I imprinted on the whole 70s dude aesthetic. For example, I think the 70s Dustin Hoffman was really attractive (although now, EUCH). And Andrew Garfield in the BBC miniseries Red Riding Trilogy (which also features Sean Bean with an incredible 70s shag hairdo and white turtleneck).
The hair, the mustaches, the beards, even – dare I say it – the chest hair; it all turns me on…
Busted wiglet fug
It kills me to say it but for some reason he looks better. Almost….human.
IMO Ben looks fug. But than I rarely ever find him attractive.
And I really, really, really didn’t need to see JG’s undies. Yuck.
Just wanted to say, I LOVE KYLE CHANDLER (and have since his Early Edition days). Good on him for getting more movie work! He did a good job in Super 8, I’ll be excited to seeing him in this movie! (I wonder if he’ll be a cop again? he just seems so wholesome, I think all his roles have cast him as a wholesome, decent, stand-up guy – Early Edition, Friday Night Lights, Super 8…)
Tate Donovan, Tate Donovan, I love him! I miss damages, that was one of my favs. I thought it was canceled but it says Directv picked it up. Yepp, I have Dish too, guess only Directv viewers can watch it.
well, i think ben looks really good without the beard, so with it, he’s just smoking hot, jennifer is attractive,
If they ever need someone to play Benny from ABBA Ben’s their man.
All I can say is polyester, ew.
I think the scruffy cowboy look on him is SUUUPER hot! Yummy
she’s wearing trimmer clothing now because she’s announced and doesn’t need to hide the bump anymore.
Smoking? Yuck – not attractive, not anymore. All that money, a gorgeous family…
Haters just talk w/out knowing the facts.Yes he’s going for the barry gibb look because it’s supposed to be set in the 70’s and the real life C.I.A agent he’s playing looked like him.
Secondly, he didn’t start smoking .He only smokes when he’s filming.If you see pap pics of him on GBG and the town he’s smoking otherwise not.
And third GET GLASSES HATERS!! he doesn’t wear a wig that’s his hair.
No, thats a wiglet. AND, if hes smoking “on set” why is he in front of a current model vehicle? Hes smoking. Hes wigging out and his wife (bless her heart) needs to address her underwear issues.
I thought it was Keanu at first glance. o.O