Animals' Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, and Kerry Washington on Why the Film Doesn’t Need Easy Answers

Ben Affleck knows that audiences can handle thrillers without clear heroes or easy answers. But with his new Netflix movie ‘Animals’ out now, the Academy Award winner wants viewers to argue about the people you see on screen, including the politician he plays. “You don’t have to make movies predictable, dumb, obvious, or have nakedly explicit thematic resolutions in order to attract a broad audience,” he tells Collider ahead of the film’s October 9 release. Of course, that kind of discourse leaves plenty of room to talk about how money and power help decide who gets protection in today’s world. In his sixth directorial feature alongside Kerry Washington as his wife Abigail, Affleck stars as Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball, whose son Denny (Christopher Woodley) is kidnapped. As the couple scrambles to raise the ransom with the help of mysterious power broker Dayle (Gillian Anderson), their choices soon pull others into the crisis while inadvertently putting their own secrets at risk. In addition to directing and producing (alongside Matt Damon), Affleck co-wrote the highly anticipated ‘Animals’ with Billy Ray (‘Richard Jewell’) and Connor O. McIntyre for his production company, Artists Equity. Speaking with Collider’s Tania Hussain, Affleck, Washington, and Steven Yeun break down the film’s biggest questions about trust, politics, and whose lives matter when powerful people have something to lose. #animals #benaffleck #kerrywashington #stevenyeun #netflix For interviews, movie reviews, and more visit https://collider.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL   / collider     / collider     / collider