“She was really attractive”: Ben Affleck Wanted the Credit For Blake Lively’s Career For Giving Her the Big Break She Desperately Needed
Having starred as Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and in CW’s Gossip Girl, by the late 2000s, Blake Lively had already cemented herself as a notable name in showbiz. However, Ben Affleck was pretty oblivious to Lively’s filmography when she auditioned for The Town.
Blake Lively in Gossip Girl | Credit: The CW
Considering the entire film hinged on the character of Krista Coughlin, getting it right was the most challenging part of the casting process. With no idea about Lively’s prior work, Affleck initially felt that she was just another attractive blonde girl, but Lively did make him eat his own words.
Ben Affleck Wanted the Credit for Putting Blake Lively on the Map A still from The Town | Credit: Warner Bros.
While Ben Affleck was going from actress to actress to find the right fit for Krista, one reading from Blake Lively assured...
Blake Lively in Gossip Girl | Credit: The CW
Considering the entire film hinged on the character of Krista Coughlin, getting it right was the most challenging part of the casting process. With no idea about Lively’s prior work, Affleck initially felt that she was just another attractive blonde girl, but Lively did make him eat his own words.
Ben Affleck Wanted the Credit for Putting Blake Lively on the Map A still from The Town | Credit: Warner Bros.
While Ben Affleck was going from actress to actress to find the right fit for Krista, one reading from Blake Lively assured...
- 01/09/2024
- par Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
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