Changing Lanes
Affleck next appeared in a wide range of studio films including the disaster film "Armageddon" (1998), the period film "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), the war drama "Pearl Harbor" (2001), and the thriller film "Changing Lanes" (2002). In 2003, he suffered a career downturn marked by tabloid notoriety and a string of critical flops and Razzie Awards winners, such as the superhero film "Daredevil" and the romantic comedy "Gigli". He returned to prominence in 2006 with his performance as the former Superman actor George Reeves in the mystery film "Hollywoodland". The following year Affleck directed his first feature film, "Gone Baby Gone". The neo-noir drama, starring his brother Casey Affleck, received critical praise and various accolades for Best Directorial Debut. His reputation as a filmmaker continued to grow with his subsequent efforts, the crime drama "The Town" (2010) and the historical drama "Argo". In 2014 he starred in the psychological thriller "Gone Girl", before taking on the role of Batman in the DC Extended Universe in 2016. Later that year he directed, wrote, and starred in the gangster film "Live by Night".