Ben Affleck Jokingly Compares Line Dancing In 'The Accountant 2' to Tom Cruise's Stunt Work at SXSW Premiere
Ben Affleck and Bff Matt Damon step out on the red carpet for the premiere of their new movie The Accountant 2 held during 2025 SXSW Film Festival on Saturday (March 8) at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Tex.
The longtime friends are both producers on the upcoming sequel, while Ben also reprises his role as Christian Wolff.
Also in attendance at the world premiere were Ben‘s co-stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, Grant Harvey, Presley Alexander, Vincent Juskalian and Avery Taylor, and director Gavin O’Connor.
While on stage at the event after the screening, Ben talked about his line dancing and jokingly compared it to Tom Cruise doing his own stunts in movies.
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“For me, the challenge, of course, was the months and months I spent training to line dance. It was a stunt for me,” he said, via Variety. “Tom Cruise has nothing on me.
The longtime friends are both producers on the upcoming sequel, while Ben also reprises his role as Christian Wolff.
Also in attendance at the world premiere were Ben‘s co-stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, Grant Harvey, Presley Alexander, Vincent Juskalian and Avery Taylor, and director Gavin O’Connor.
While on stage at the event after the screening, Ben talked about his line dancing and jokingly compared it to Tom Cruise doing his own stunts in movies.
Keep reading to find out more…
“For me, the challenge, of course, was the months and months I spent training to line dance. It was a stunt for me,” he said, via Variety. “Tom Cruise has nothing on me.
- 3/9/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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