VARIOUS: Ben Affleck shares his pride for bringing the story of the 'Canadian Caper' to the big screen in 'Argo' at the film's red carpet premiere in Los Angeles

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  • Title: VARIOUS: Ben Affleck shares his pride for bringing the story of the 'Canadian Caper' to the big screen in 'Argo' at the film's red carpet premiere in Los Angeles
  • Date: 8th October 2012
  • Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 04, 2012) (REUTERS). (*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***) BEN AFFLECK POSING FOR THE MEDIA GEORGE CLOONEY AND STACEY KEIBLER BRYAN CRANSTON ON RED CARPET JOHN GOODMAN POSING ALAN ARKIN POSING AFFLECK TALKING TO THE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) BEN AFFLECK ON THE TRUE STORY THE FILM IS BASED ON, SAYING: "This is a movie about h
  • Embargoed: 23rd October 2012 13:00
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  • Country: USA
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  • Story Text: The red carpet was buzzing with A-list stars including George Clooney and Ben Affleck at the premiere of the CIA thriller "Argo" on Thursday (October 04). Affleck who directed and stars in the film joined the cast to celebrate the true story of a life-or-death CIA mission during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.
    Affleck was determined to attach himself to the project when he read the script.
    "This is a movie about history and today we see history repeating itself, and often times in tragic ways. What I'm proud of about the movie is that this is an homage to our foreign service members, our clandestine service members who spend their time serving our country overseas, often times in very, very dangerous situations," said Ben Affleck.
    The film "Argo" tells the true story of former CIA officer Tony Mendez, played by Affleck, who contrives an ingenious but risky plan to free six Americans who found refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador during the Iranian revolution.
    Mendez, who never thought he'd find himself on a Hollywood red carpet, was overwhelmed to have two big stars wanting to tell his story.
    "No actually George Clooney was gonna play me, but Affleck saw the script and he said 'Holy moly.' So he said I'll do the directing and the acting and he did," said Mendez.
    "Argo" also stars Emmy winner Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin and John Goodman. The film opens in theaters in the U.S. on October 12.
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