Fox Developing Comedy from Ben Affleck & Matt Damon

By: Oct. 28, 2014
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox is developing a new single-camera comedy from Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and 30 ROCK's Colleen McGuinness.

The project "centers on a 25-year-old woman who works at a frozen yogurt shop and whose life is going nowhere - until she discovers she's telekinetic."

Fox gave the proejct a script plus penalty commitment.

Affleck's latest film, "Gone Girl," directed by David Fincher, hits theaters this Friday. He's currently shooting Zack Snyder's "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice." Affleck recently starred in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture "Argo," which he also directed and produced, earning acclaim and a BAFTA Award nomination for his performance in the film, as well as a number of directing honors. In 2010, he starred in and directed the hit crime thriller "The Town." His recent acting work also includes "The Company Men," "State of Play," and "Hollywoodland," for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. Earlier in his career, Affleck starred in and co-wrote (with Matt Damon) "Good Will Hunting," for which he won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.



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