The 2013 Academy Awards may be over and done with, but that’s not stopping Ben Affleck from keeping busy or eyeing his next potential Oscar-caliber production. With a Best Picture win for Argo under his belt (read our review here), he’s already being courted to direct a screen version of Nathaniel Philbrick’s as-yet-unpublished novel, Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution for Warner Bros and Pearl Street Films.
According to Deadline, WB acquired the rights to adapt Philbrick’s book for Pearl Street – the production studio Affleck founded with longtime collaborator and friend Matt Damon – in a high-six-figure against seven-figure deal. At this time, Bunker Hill is only being treated as a potential directing gig for Affleck; he’s also allegedly going to pass the story on to Chris Terrio, his Argo screenwriter, a move that would fully solidify the film as a high-profile project.
According to Deadline, WB acquired the rights to adapt Philbrick’s book for Pearl Street – the production studio Affleck founded with longtime collaborator and friend Matt Damon – in a high-six-figure against seven-figure deal. At this time, Bunker Hill is only being treated as a potential directing gig for Affleck; he’s also allegedly going to pass the story on to Chris Terrio, his Argo screenwriter, a move that would fully solidify the film as a high-profile project.