Adam Driver came to the rescue when Ben Affleck needed last minute birthday presents for his son.
Affleck was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live and recounted a story about Driver being more prepared for his son’s birthday than he was. Affleck said he was in the middle of shooting the The Last Duel with Adam Driver and demanded one day off for his son’s birthday party. Before Affleck left the shoot, he told Driver that his son is a massive Star Wars fan and asked Driver to record a birthday video, which Driver agreed to do. The studio scheduled Affleck to shoot right up to the day, but the actor managed to get to the birthday party in time.
Unfortunately for Affleck, he arrived home to find out that the presents he ordered for his son had yet to arrive. Affleck said his heart sank, especially since he’s recently divorced and claims to get half the time he used to with his son. When all hope appeared lost, Affleck found out that Driver sent presents with a signed picture of Kylo Ren. Affleck joked to the crowd that he took those presents and played them off as his own, but told his son that his presents didn’t make it. But, Affleck was able to show Driver’s birthday video to his son and watch him joyfully unwrap Driver’s presents.
“It was an incredibly moving and powerful moment. Adam made me a hero to my kid and I will never ever ever forget that,” Affleck said on Jimmy Kimmel Live. “…It meant the fu*king world to me.”
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Affleck and Driver’s movie, The Last Duel, will hit theaters on December 25 and is Ridley Scott’s latest project. The film is based on a true story and takes place in the year 1386 when the last trial by combat was issued in France.
Knight Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) accuses the squire Jacques Le Gris (Driver) of raping his wife, and he then gets approval from King Henry VI for a trial by combat after the matter was settled in Le Gris’ favor. Scott will direct a screenplay by Affleck, Damon, Can You Ever Forgive Me? writer Nicole Holofcener and writer Eric Jager, according to IMDb.
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Affleck recently said that he is still working on a movie about the guy who defrauded the McDonald’s Monopoly game. His new movie, The Way Back, was praised in IGN’s review, where the critic called it, “a gratifying sports movie that is made better than the average by some sadness, some realism, and Ben Affleck’s performance.”
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Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.
Source: IGN.com Adam Driver Did a Big Kylo Ren Favor for Ben Affleck