Star Wars actor Adam Driver may be replacing Ben Affleck in Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel,” co-starring Matt Damon.
Variety reports that Affleck has moved from a leading role to a supporting role alongside Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer. Scheduling conflicts with Affleck’s previously arranged commitment, the film Deep Water, led to the change.
The film is a revenge story focusing on a pair of knights in 14th Century France. One of the knights returns from war, when his wife (Comer) reveals that the other knight sexually assaulted her. Thus ensues a struggle for justice, with the first knight asking the king of France to undo a previous decision and allow him to duel the other knight to the death. If he loses, the wife will be burned at the stake as punishment for her accusation.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...
Variety reports that Affleck has moved from a leading role to a supporting role alongside Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer. Scheduling conflicts with Affleck’s previously arranged commitment, the film Deep Water, led to the change.
The film is a revenge story focusing on a pair of knights in 14th Century France. One of the knights returns from war, when his wife (Comer) reveals that the other knight sexually assaulted her. Thus ensues a struggle for justice, with the first knight asking the king of France to undo a previous decision and allow him to duel the other knight to the death. If he loses, the wife will be burned at the stake as punishment for her accusation.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...