Because the Affleck household plans their 2024 vacation festivities, one factor Casey Affleck is aware of for sure is that he’ll have each of his sons by his facet.
“I’m not precisely certain what’s taking place this yr, however I obtained each of my children with me this yr,” the actor, 49, solely informed Us Weekly at The Middle at West Park’s (CWP) 2nd Annual Fall Profit in New York Metropolis on Thursday, November 14. “My oldest son was away in Europe going to varsity, and now he’s again, and so it’ll be very nice to have each of them, a minimum of.”
Affleck — who shares sons Indiana, 20, and Atticus, 16, along with his ex-wife, Summer time Phoenix — mentioned he and his household are “a type of households the place you do, like, this yr right here or the following yr there, at my dad’s, after which my mother involves us,” noting that they’re unfold out “within the 4 corners [of the world].”
In terms of the Thanksgiving custom of carving the turkey, Casey informed Us that he leaves the job to his older brother, Ben Affleck. “I don’t eat turkey, in order that’s him,” he shared.
Prior to now, the Afflecks have celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas with Matt Damon, his spouse, Luciana Barroso, and their 4 daughters. “However they stay in New York and I stay in L.A., so it’s not as straightforward anymore,” Casey defined. “However yeah, I see them loads.”
Damon, 54, and Barroso, 48, have been on the honorary committee at Thursday’s CWP 2nd Annual Fall Profit. “They didn’t even trouble to indicate up,” Casey joked. “I do know Lucy’s actually busy, working every part that they do, however Matt’s obtained no excuse.”
The fundraiser featured an unique efficiency of the play Foyer Hero by Kenneth Lonergan, starring Casey, Josh Radnor, Aubrey Plaza and Jamie Hector.
“This solid is nice. And it’s by no means not enjoyable to do a Kenneth Lonergan play, you realize,” Casey informed Us forward of the efficiency, which is able to happen once more on Friday, November 15. “Elevating cash for [CWP] feels actually vital. There aren’t loads of areas the place artists can work left within the metropolis. I don’t stay right here in New York, however I do know that it means rather a lot to Kenny and to the opposite New Yorkers, so I’m pleased to be right here.”
Set within the lobby of a Manhattan residence constructing, Foyer Hero follows a bunch of safety guards and law enforcement officials over the course of 1 night time as a homicide investigation takes place. Lonergan, 62, beforehand wrote and directed 2016’s Manchester by the Sea, which earned Casey a 2017 Oscar for Finest Actor.
Radnor, 50, additionally gushed concerning the play studying’s star-studded solid on Thursday, solely telling Us: “Everybody’s actually sport. It’s an excellent play. So there’s a sense of like, you belief the fabric. Nobody’s having to run round and maintain up a constructing that’s collapsing. The muse of this factor is so robust. It’s simply been actually enjoyable.”
Hector, 49, highlighted the “worth” CWP holds for the NYC neighborhood and “in regard to the soul,” sharing: “Having the ability to say phrases and remodel into one thing completely different and simply be round folks that you simply wish to be round. It’s essential.”
With reporting by Andrew Nodell