‘Animals’ Star Luis Gerardo Méndez on Working With Ben Affleck and Speaking Out About Immigration: ‘You Could Be Next’

By Marc Malkin

Marc Malkin

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When Luis Gerardo Méndez got a call from his agents that Ben Affleck wanted to cast him in “Animals,” he was surprised the Oscar winner even knew who he was.

“They sent me the script, and it had a very beautiful note at the end from Ben, just saying like, ‘Hey, Luis, I really want you to be in the movie. This script is not ready. I’m gonna do a rewrite specifically about your character, so I’m gonna call you around Christmas because I would love to hear your thoughts,’” Méndez tells me.

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