Ben Affleck is a hot commodity in Hollywood these days. After the success of his last directorial feature, "The Town," Affleck's name has been mentioned around numerous projects including a film about the conflict in eastern Congo, "Replay," "The Trade" and most recently "American Bullshit." Well, add another name to that list.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Affleck is in early negotiations to direct the Tehran hostage crisis-themed "Argo."
Says Heat Vision: “The story centers on how, during the occupation of the American embassy by Iranians in 1979, a rescue effort was mounted by the CIA and the Canadian government to extract six U.S. diplomats. The CIA used a disguise expert and concocted a scenario that involved the six being a Hollywood crew scouting a movie titled "Argo." Under those disguises, they were able to flee the country.”
Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay, based on the article which was titled “How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran.” David Klawans, George Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing.
Aside from the fact that I would love to see what Affleck could do with a film like this, I think this could be an interesting project no matter who helms it. From the sound of it, the project could make a great serious film, but at the same time, I could easily see a more humorous or at least "witty" take on it, ala "The Informant!"
Either way, Affleck has a slew of projects in his orbit, and whichever one he chooses will be lucky to have the man. Affleck should be making a decision on his next project in the coming weeks.
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