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  "id": 12649318,
  "title": "Ben Affleck Explains It All: Artists Equity, the Death of Movie Stars and the Dilemma With Comic Book Movies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ben-affleck-explains-it-all-artists-equity-the-death-of-movie-stars",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/features/ben-affleck-interview-animals-batman-movie-stars-damon-1236899199/"
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  "summary": "At the offices of Artists Equity, the full-service content company founded four years ago by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Batman is the doorman. As you step out of the red-carpeted elevator in a sleek West Hollywood high-rise, the superhero replica greets you with a menacing stare. Affleck played the Caped Crusader in four films […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}