Atticus Affleck Impresses in Dad Casey's Venice Film 'Company' — SkimNews
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- Casey Affleck's "Company" premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Competition, structured as three interconnected segments set in 1903, 1953, and 1975 — each built around strangers meeting and exchanging tales over wintery isolation.
- Atticus Affleck, Casey's son, delivers what the review calls a "mesmerizing" debut as Caleb, a violent young drifter in the 1903 thread; Casey cast him only after failing to find another actor willing to handle the tricky role.
- The film was shot "quickly and for little money," requiring eight credited cinematographers (including Affleck himself) patched together across shoots, yet the review calls the final product "cohesive and gorgeous."
- Supporting cast includes Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn, Adelaide Clemens, Scott McNairy, Emily Alyn Lind, and Caylee Cowan, with Affleck's other son Indiana Affleck also appearing briefly.
- Affleck co-wrote the screenplay with novelist Ron Hansen, marking his second directorial effort after 2019's "Light of My Life," with a runtime of 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Artists Equity, the production company co-founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, is among the producing entities alongside Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, and Affleck himself.
Why it matters: A festival competition slot for a film made quickly and cheaply on eight cinematographers' schedules is a notable vote of confidence in Affleck's low-budget, unconventional approach — and the breakout turn by his son, cast only after a casting search failed, turns this into a family-affair premiere backed by Artists Equity, the production company Ben Affleck and Matt Damon launched.
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