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Ben Affleck Says His Daughter Gave Him the 'Best Review' on New Thriller 'Hypnotic' (Exclusive)
Ben Affleck got good notes on his new film,, from some of his harshest critics — his kids!«My kids constantly make fun of me, and they won't watch any of my movies, but I showed them some clips from this and my daughter was like, 'That actually looks kind of interesting!'» the actor and director admitted in ET's exclusive look behind-the-scenes of the upcoming thriller. «So I thought that was the best review that I could get, and I hope audiences come away from it having really enjoyed the movie.»Affleck shares three kids with his ex wife, Jennifer Garner — Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11 — but when it comes to, that's the brainchild of writer-director Robert Rodriguez, who wrote the first pass of the script all the way back in 2002.The film stars Affleck as Austin police detective Danny Rourke, who goes searching for his abducted daughter only to uncover a secret government division of «hypnotics,» powerful hypnotists trained to control people's minds. An acclaimed director himself, Affleck praised Rodriguez's «bold» style in the thriller, noting that he used directorial techniques from both modern and classic suspense films to craft a movie that feels like «old fashioned filmmaking, that relied on the story and told the story in a certain style.»«He really wanted to do a kind of homage to Hitchcock,» he continued.
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Is 'Queen Charlotte' True? 7 Questions on How the 'Bridgerton' Series Relates to Today's Royal Family
, a prequel series tochronicles the early days of young Charlotte's marriage to King George III and her ascension to the throne as they ruled over Britain.The six-episode drama, created by Shonda Rhimes and starring India Armateifio and Corey Mylchreest, makes it very clear that it is not to be taken as a historical retelling of Charlotte and George, but instead explains in a disclaimer that opens the series that it is merely «fiction inspired by fact,» and any and all «liberties taken by the author are intentional.»Though the distinction is crucial for many elements of Rhimes' story are actually taken from factual events, such as the couple's quick marriage, their coronation ceremony and George's health issues — just with an added dose of spice.Queen Charlotte was initially introduced in the first season of , a series inspired by Julia Quinn's romance novels, and was one of the only historical figures in the otherwise fictional world.  focuses on Charlotte's younger years as she acclimated to her new beginning as a royal, but what parts are actually real? ET breaks down seven of the biggest questions from the prequel and explains what's fact and what's fiction.Yes, Charlotte and George are Charles III's great-great-great-great-great grandparents.
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