Argo is Ben Affleck's third film behind the camera and we are hoping for, his style will show a clear knack for pace and plot-driven storytelling. His sophomore directorial/co-writing effort was last year's very good, but slightly overpraised movie The Town.
No doubt, Affleck has proven himself to be a considerable talent with 2007's celebrated directorial debut Gone Baby Gone.
Therefore, this time he has assembled a fantastic cast that includes himself, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Zeljko Ivanek, Richard Kind, Scoot McNairy, Chris Messina, Michael Parks, Kerry Bishe and Kyle Chandler.
The new hostage crisis based-on-a-true-story dramedy finds Affleck sporting a new beard in his role as a CIA ‘exfiltration' specialist named Tony Mendez helping free six Americans stuck in Iran during the revolution in the late 70s. The truth of that story was unknown by the public for decades.
Argo will arrive in theaters on September 14th, 2012.
Warner Bros. has released the first official image from the film, which features a very 70s-looking Affleck dissecting some important diplomatic documents, likely before he goes on the rescue mission.
Argo – Ben Affleck, First Look
Source: The Film Stage
