Los Angeles:
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 ofArgo.
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.
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 ofArgo.
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.
