Costner, Jones and Affleck in The Company Men

Posted on March 19, 2009
Filed Under Actors, Directors

Here comes the latest from the world of movie making. I’m gonna give you some big names today. Three talented actors (well, at least two… ) in the same film. That’s what we call a Hollywood treat. Ok, so Variety tells us that Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones are set to star in “The Company Men.” It’s an independently financed drama about the impact that a corporate downsizing has on both its casualties and survivors. They join actor Ben Affleck, who was already set last fall. John Wells wrote the script and will direct. Production begins in April in Boston.

Ben Affleck plays a corporate hotshot whose Porsche and six-figure salary vanish after he gets laid off. Costner plays his brother-in-law, a salt-of-the-earth drywall installer who gives him a construction job. Jones plays a senior partner in the firm, a principled man who struggles with the greedy actions of his partners.

This all sounds good to me. I personally believe that Costner has transformed, or should I say evolved, during the last decade and is now truly one of the great actors of his time. It is real a pleasure watching him act in his latest films.

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