Highlights
- Hollywood star Ben Affleck has been tapped to star in Warner Bros Pictures' political comedy called Nathan Decker.
- In the film, which previously eyed Tom Cruise as the leading man, Affleck, 39, will play a politician who is caught in an affair and returns home to confront his past, The Hollywood Reporter said.
- The Daredevil star will not sign on to direct the film because he's currently busy with the post-production stage of Argo.
- Warners is currently looking for a director to helm the project.
- Affleck was last seen in 2010's The Town, which he also directed and wrote.
- His upcoming directorial stint include The Stand, a big-budgeted adaptation of Stephen King's novel. He has also been attached to an untitled Terrence Malick project, which is said to be a romantic drama also starring Javier Bardem, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.
Hollywood star Ben Affleck hasbeen tapped to star in Warner Bros Pictures' political comedycalled
Nathan Decker.
In the film, which previously eyed Tom Cruise as theleading man, Affleck, 39, will play a politician who is caughtin an affair and returns home to confront his past, TheHollywood Reporter said.
The
Daredevil star will not sign on to direct the filmbecause he's currently busy with the post-production stage of
Argo.
Warners is currently looking for a director to helm theproject.
Affleck was last seen in 2010's
The Town, which he alsodirected and wrote.
His upcoming directorial stint include
The Stand, abig-budgeted adaptation of Stephen King's novel. He has alsobeen attached to an untitled Terrence Malick project, which issaid to be a romantic drama also starring Javier Bardem,Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.