Ben Affleck Blows Up At Miramax


BEN AFFLECK is angry over film studio MIRAMAX's decision to
release his new movie in the summer - because he thinks it's
more of an autumn movie. The heart-throb shot Bounce (2000)
last year with his former girlfriend GWYNETH PALTROW, and he
reckons it should be released nearer Christmas. Affleck says,
"The burgeoning enthusiasm for the 'commercial' prospects for
Bounce (2000) have grabbed the hearts and minds of the folks
at Miramax, grabbed the better part of valour by the throat
and throttled him within an inch of his life. The movie is
not your typical summer fare and therefore will suffer from
unreasonable expectations performance-wise (money-wise, that
is). It is neither Notting Hill (1999) nor Runaway Bride
(1999). It is very much an adult-themed love story, the most
recent example of which I can think of is the REDFORD vehicle,
Way We Were, The (1973). I'd rather see the movie come out in
the fall when more serious films have traditionally done
better. Secondly, I can't possibly bring myself to foist
myself on the good people of this country again so soon. In
the immortal words of DON ROOS 'they do get tired.' But
anyway I do feel it is unequivocally my best work to date as
an actor.