Ben Affleck News

On Saturday, actors who've portrayed the legendary Batman spoke out excitedy at what was done for the nationally beloved 'Batkid.'

The 25th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock with the DesertPalm Achievement Award, Actress, at its annual Awards Gala.

William Sadler, John Heard, James Russo, Esmé Bianco, Andrew Keegan and Thomas Ian Nicholas (“American Pie” films, “Rules of Attraction”) will star in Brian A. Metcalf's new horror/drama “Living Among Us.”

The Wrap has one of the biggest scoops of the weekend (so far), noting that Adam Driver, star of the HBO hit series GIRLS is now the 'frontrunner' to take on the role of Nightwing in the upcoming Zack Snyder mega-film, BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN.

Variety reports that Gal Gadot (Fast and Furious), Elodie Yung (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion) are set to test for the role of Diana Prince - Wonder Woman - in Zack Snyder's upcoming MAN OF STEEL sequel.

TWELFTH NIGHT and RICHARD III, starring the Tony-winning, incomparable Mark Rylance, have adopted a creative leniency with the characters' gender - though Shakespeare's staple to command his characters to don the garb of a member of the opposite sex, for reasons interwoven in love and lust, greed and vengeance, is a common thread running throughout his romantic repertoire.

Tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow, November 2 at 10 AM for Neil Patrick Harris' return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. For tickets, call 212-239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com.

In an interview with 411mania.com, Ben Affleck talked about his first reaction to director Zack Snyder's offer to play Batman in the upcoming MAN OF STEEL sequel.

The big-budget film follows a group of mercenaries who are contracted to assassinate an African warlord. Per the report, 'the film is both an action movie and an examination of the moral ambiguities of how philanthropy and foreign assistance veers into modern day neocolonialism. It also tracks how involvement in the affairs of foreign countries is always a good deal more complicated than anticipated in the planning stages.'

Tune in this Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at 12:35 PM (ET) to join in the celebration with 'Mr. Showbusiness' on Jimmy Ferraro's THEATRE CHAT AND THIS 'N THAT, broadcasting live on WWJB -- regionally and nationally on the world wide web: www.wwjb.com/pages/4395150.php. This week's guest is TV, film, and stand-up star Steve Hytner.

Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space thriller GRAVITY, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, held strong this weekend, keeping the number one spot with $44.2 million. Since opening last weekend, the space epic has earned $123.4 million domestically, becoming one of October's highest-grossing films ever.

The project is 'based on the stand-up of Papa and the experiences of Damon, the multi-camera comedy, titled More Time With Family, centers on a guy (Papa) who changes his career and gives up a life on the road to spend more time at home with his family - but when he gets there, he realizes no one asked him to do that.'

Tony Mendez, author of Argo, is the featured speaker at the 23rd Annual One from the Heart Awards Breakfast which is scheduled for today, October 10, 2013, 7:30-9:30 a.m., at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto, California.

Rapper Kanye West and the late-night host Jimmy Kimmel have been feudeing over a Twitter from Kanye last month, criticizing Kimmel in various tweets. West will not appear on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night, October 9, 2013.

Despite a 27-minute delay in its start time due to a football overrun, “Saturday Night Live,' with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus (4.5/13 in metered-market households from midnight-1:30 a.m. ET [actual start time was 11:57 p.m. ET], 2.7/14 in adults 18-49 in the Local People Meters)has equaled the show's top 18-49 rating (2.7) in the Local People Meters since April 13 (with host Vince Vaughn and musical guest Miguel). The 2.7 ties both last week's season premiere (with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire) and the show's May 18 season finale (with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West). The 4.5 in metered-market households is within 4% of last week's season-premiere 4.7 despite this week's 27-minute delay.

Sci-fi space epic GRAVITY easily drifted to the top of this weekend's box office, grossing just over $55.5 million.

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron's 3D space epic GRAVITY, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, tethered $17 million on its opening Friday and is now floating toward $48-50 million for the weekend. The Warner Bros. movie is on track to become the biggest three-day opening ever for both Bullock and Clooney and one of October's highest grossing films.

At the end of the first act of The Book of Mormon, now playing Austin's Bass Concert Hall for a two week run, I thought to myself, 'This is the most distasteful, crude, offensive, and subversive musical I've ever seen, and I'm loving every minute of it.' When I went out to the lobby, it was clear that the audience agreed. Everyone was smiling and wiping away tears of laughter as they quoted some of the best lines so far.

The 39th season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” with host Tina Fey and musical guest Arcade Fire, scored the highest adult 18-49 rating for an “SNL” debut in three years and delivered the biggest overall audience for a season opener in two years.

According to published reports, best-selling author Tom Clancy passed away last night in a Baltimore hospital. He was 66 years old