
Ben Affleck Defends Digger: ‘Punishing Risk Means More Boring Movies’
Ben Affleck defends Tom Cruise’s Digger, warning that mocking ambitious films leads studios to make safer, soulless ones. The $160M climate satire has earned just $15M domestically and faces a $245M loss. Celebrities like Neil Young, Mandy Patinkin, and Anne Hathaway call it a masterpiece. Critics are split. The real question: will audiences ever give risky movies a chance?

