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Ben Affleck Says He Vomited Between Takes While Filming a Climactic Armageddon Scene

He recounts the episode in a Fox 32 Chicago interview as an example of early‑career pressure.

Overview

  • Affleck says he had food poisoning during a key day on Armageddon and was vomiting between takes during an emotional scene.
  • He explains he felt unable to call in sick at that stage of his career, so he reported to set despite being ill.
  • The recollection comes from a new local TV interview and aligns with past comments from director Michael Bay about Affleck being very sick as cameras kept rolling.
  • Affleck praised Bruce Willis as gracious on set, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer recalled Willis contributing money to weekly crew giveaways.
  • Coverage situates the reminiscence alongside prior family statements that Willis stepped away from acting in 2022 due to aphasia and was later disclosed to have frontotemporal dementia.