Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt both struggle with endless life traumas as well as marital and separation problems.
Regarding the situation, one must remember that Affleck has long admired Pitt and has wanted to work with him for years.
The timing is perfect because both actors are determined to stay sober and make it in the industry.
“Brad has had a long-standing relationship with the Afflecks,” InTouch revealed. “Unlike many Hollywood friendships, (theirs) is not based on money or shared success or simply a shared struggle with sobriety.”
After his participation in Hunting for good will With his best friend Matt Damon in 1997, 52-year-old Ben gave up alcohol.
In 1998, the Argo Star opened for Fox News About his decision to quit drinking, he said: “I just wanted to stop. I started to regret some of the things I had done when I was drunk.”
Since then, the actor, who starred in The final duelhas overcome a rollercoaster of challenges in his ongoing battle with addiction.
The duo struggled with their addiction, sought treatment and eventually found rehab.
Affleck’s journey included three stints in rehab, while Pitt quit drinking after his split from Angelina Jolie in 2016 amid allegations of substance abuse.
Despite their personal issues, the two actors have long admired each other, a source said, and are now both determined to stay sober.
The insider continued: “It goes both ways: Ben has had a soft spot for Brad for a good 20 years, and Brad has even been something of a surrogate big brother to Ben’s brother Casey (Affleck), particularly when Brad and Casey worked together on ‘The Assassination of Jesse James’ and the failed Lewis and Clark project for HBO, which (despite extensive filming) never saw the light of day.”
“Brad and Ben have been working for years to find a film to work on with their friend David Fincher.”
The heartthrob’s 2015 attempt to revive Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train failed despite a promising team including Gillian Flynn and David Fincher.
The project, in which the two actors were to play the lead roles, failed to secure financing from Fox and New Regency, despite the success of “Gone Girl,” which featured a similarly creative team and achieved good box office results.
