“Animals” premiere in Los Angeles: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon together on the red carpet ahead of Netflix release on October 9

On Thursday, October 1, 2026, the red carpet at the Westwood Village Theater in Los Angeles filled with stars for the premiere of “Animals”, the new thriller written, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, as Just Jared reports. Alongside Affleck was his lifelong friend Matt Damon, in the friends’ latest collaboration through their company Artists Equity.

Damon was originally planned for the lead role, but withdrew because of filming conflicts with “The Odyssey” when the project was delayed; he nevertheless remained as a producer, together with his wife Luciana Damon.

Also present at the premiere were Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Adriana Paz and Ray Fisher, while Gillian Anderson, part of the cast, did not attend. The plot is about a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles and his wife, who fall into a web of deception after their son is kidnapped; as they try to raise the ransom money, they are forced to uncover secrets that could destroy their lives.

The film opens in selected cinemas and on Netflix on October 9, 2026; its running time is 1 hour and 48 minutes.