{"id":81574,"date":"2017-12-05T15:22:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T15:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/12\/05\/courtney-b-vance-to-play-julia-roberts-husband-drama-ben-is-back\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:19:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:19:42","slug":"courtney-b-vance-to-play-julia-roberts-husband-drama-ben-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/courtney-b-vance-to-play-julia-roberts-husband-drama-ben-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney B. Vance To Play Julia Roberts&#8217; Husband In Drama &#8216;Ben Is Back&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Courtney B. Vance To Play Julia Roberts&#8217; Husband In Drama &#8216;Ben Is Back&#8217;<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>December 5, 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Courtney-B.-Vance-and-Julia-Roberts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-104827\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 223'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Courtney-B.-Vance-and-Julia-Roberts-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emmy Award\u00ae Winner and Golden Globe\u00ae Nominee, <strong>Courtney B. Vance<\/strong> (\u201cThe People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story\u201d) has joined Academy Award\u00ae Winner <strong>Julia Roberts<\/strong>, Academy Award Nominee <strong>Lucas Hedges<\/strong>, and <strong>Kathryn Newton<\/strong> in the film Ben Is Back, which was written and will be directed by Academy Award Nominee <strong>Peter Hedges<\/strong>. Color Force and Black Bear Pictures are producing alongside Hedges, with 30WEST and Black Bear fully financing. Principal photography began today in New York.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julia-Roberts-and-Lucas-Hedges.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-104828\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Julia-Roberts-and-Lucas-Hedges-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ben Is Back is a powerful drama that follows the charming, yet troubled, Ben Burns (Hedges) who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben\u2019s wary mother, Holly Burns (Roberts) welcomes her beloved son\u2019s return, but soon learns that he is still very much in harm\u2019s way. During the 24-hours that may change their lives forever, Holly must do everything in her power to avoid the family\u2019s downfall. As witty and relatable, as it is heartfelt and harrowing, this film shows us how far we will go to protect the ones we love. Vance will play Roberts\u2019 husband and stepfather to Hedges. His philosophy on how to handle her son\u2019s return puts him at direct odds with his wife.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Courtney-B.-Vance-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-82516\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 237 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Courtney-B.-Vance-1-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance received numerous awards for his stunning portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in the FX series<strong> \u201cThe People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story,\u201d<\/strong> including an Emmy and Critics Choice Award, and SAG and Golden Globe Award\u00ae nominations. He recently co-starred in DreamWorks Pictures\u2019 ensemble comedy <strong>Office Christmas Party<\/strong> alongside<strong> Jennifer Aniston, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon, T.J. Miller,<\/strong> and <strong>Jason Bateman<\/strong>. He appeared opposite <strong>Tom Cruise<\/strong> in Universal Pictures\u2019 <strong>The Mummy,<\/strong> and went head-to-head with <strong>Oprah Winfrey<\/strong> in HBO Film\u2019s <strong>The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/strong>. Next spring, Vance will be part of an all-star cast in Wes Anderson\u2019s Fox Searchlight animated film, <strong>Isle of Dogs<\/strong>. Vance and director Anthony Hemingway will be back at FX, teaming with writer Dwayne Johnson-Cochran for drama <strong>\u201cHeist 88.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAA, which packaged and arranged financing for the film, is representing US, while Sierra\/Affinity is handling international rights.<\/p>\n<p>Vance is represented by Nick Collins at The Gersh Agency, Steven Seibert at Lighthouse Entertainment, and Darrell Miller at Fox Rothschild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtney B. Vance To Play Julia Roberts&#8217; Husband In Drama &#8216;Ben Is Back&#8217;Posted by Wilson Morales December 5, 2017 Emmy Award\u00ae Winner and Golden Globe\u00ae Nominee, Courtney B. 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