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What is the connection betweenWestworldstar Evan Rachel Wood, Ben Affleck, and his filmChasing Amy? For starters, this 1997 film which gave Affleck his first major recognition in a leading role at age 24, also sparked controversy which saw Wood reacting to a particular comment made by the Oscar winner.
Chasing Amywhich featured a kissing scene between Affleck and his co-star Jason Lee, was termed as one of the most difficult challenges by the actor. Evan Rachel Wood, who identifies as bisexual, took offense to theGiglistar’s supposedly judgmental and callous remark about kissing a man.
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Why Was Ben Affleck Lambasted By Evan Rachel Wood?
In 1997, a youngBen Affleckstarred in his first leading role in Kevin Smith’s indie film,Chasing Amy, a story about an artist who falls head over heels for a girl, only to find out that she is a lesbian. The film also featured a kiss between Affleck and his co-star Jason Lee. Despite it being far from romantic, Affleck was quoted to have said that kissing another man was one of the biggest challenges that promoted him to the ‘serious actor’ category.
This comment though, did not go down well with bisexual starEvan Rachel Woodwho condemned Affleck’s seemingly lighthearted reply as tone deaf and callous. In a now-deleted tweet (viaEvening Standard) Wood was scathing in her reply to theArgodirector’s words, on the 20th anniversary of the film’s release.
“Try getting r*ped in a scene. Also, grow up Ben.”
Responding to a fan’s retort that the comment made 20 years ago was not valid today, Wood pointed out Affleck’s trivializing assumption that all straight kisses were never problematic or challenging.
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Ben Affleck Felt Excited and Stressed To DoChasing Amy
Chasing Amystarring Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams, was considered a daring and progressive film for its time as it explored themes of male and female s*xuality in the 90s. This was a passion project for writer-director Kevin Smith who cast a young Affleck in a challenging lead role.
While theGood Will Huntingstar was excited to be offered the opportunity to explore layers of this character, he was also apprehensive about doing justice to Smith’s vision. Recalling his nervousness during filming, Ben Affleck was quoted (viaSlash Film), saying,
“It’s a personal story. He obviously cared about it quite a bit and you want to honor that. I wanted him to be really happy with my work so he wouldn’t feel like he made a colossal mistake in asking me to do his movie.”
While doing this bold film at age 24 with a whole career ahead of him could have been viewed as a radical choice, Affleck proved that he was open to exploring complex characters early on in his acting journey.
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Sharanya Sankar
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Sharanya Sankar, Writer for FandomwireHaving completed her Masters degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Sharanya has a solid foundation in writing which is also one of her passions. She has worked previously with Book My show for a couple of years where she gained experience reviewing films and writing feature articles. Sharanya’s articles on film and pop culture have also been published on Film Companion, a popular film-based website. Apart from movies and pop culture, her interests include music and sports. She has contributed over 650 articles to Fandomwire so far.
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