Jason Bateman poses with daughters in rare red carpet family outing
Jason Bateman stepped out with his wife and daughters for a rare red carpet appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The actor, who stars in the upcoming Netflix limited series "Black Rabbit," attended the show's premiere on Sunday with his wife, Amanda Anka, and their two daughters, Francesca and Maple.
The family beamed as they posed for photos, with Bateman in a gray button-up shirt, Francesca in a sheer black dress, Maple in a brown satin gown and Anka in a black vest top and pants.
Bateman and Anka have been married for more than two decades. The couple welcomed Francesca in 2006 and Maple in 2012.
In a 2013 interview with Redbook, Bateman opened up about family life, saying, "Being a father of two is everything I wanted."
"I'm a big fan of marriage and being a dad," he shared at the time. "And my wife, Amanda, makes those things easy. She spoils me; she makes the husband part simple."
He credited Anka with "doing a lot of the heavy lifting" while he's busy with work, adding that "I try to make up for it on weekends and when I do get home."
"I respect that she's having to wrangle the two kids by herself," he said.
Bateman has long praised his family as his greatest inspiration.
After winning a SAG Award for "Ozark" in 2019, he called Anka and their daughters "the three most important people" in his life during a press conference, according to People.
"I would like to say, specifically though, to my wife, my two daughters -- Amanda, Franny and Maple -- without you, none of it would be enjoyable and it probably wouldn't be possible," he said at the time. "I love you more than I even tell you I do."
In "Black Rabbit," Bateman stars opposite Jude Law in a dark drama about a rising restaurateur pulled into New York's criminal underworld after his troubled brother returns with dangerous debts.
The series premieres Sept. 18 on Netflix.
