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Feb. 6, 2025 / 7:17 PM

Ben Affleck, Gillian Anderson to star in Netflix movie 'Animals'

Left to right, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis and Matt Damon attend the premiere of "Air" in 2023. Affleck and Damon are collaborating again on the film "Animals" for Netflix. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

1 of 2 | Left to right, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis and Matt Damon attend the premiere of "Air" in 2023. Affleck and Damon are collaborating again on the film "Animals" for Netflix. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Oscar-winner Ben Affleck is set to star in as well as direct the new Netflix movie, Animals.

He will also produce the film alongside his frequent collaborator Matt Damon, the streaming service announced Thursday.

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The X Files and The Crown alum Gillian Anderson has signed on to co-star.

Variety reported that Damon was initially expected to headline the crime thriller, but dropped out because of scheduling conflicts with Christopher Nolan's epic, The Odyssey.

Production is expected to begin this spring in Los Angeles.

Director and star Ben Affleck (R), and his wife, Jennifer Lopez, attend the premiere of "Air" at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2023. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

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