Ben Affleck Drama The Has-Been Starts Filming This Fall

Director Gavin O’Connor’sThe Has - Been , starring Ben Affleck , is target to start production this fall . The two previously collaborated on the 2016 criminal offense dramaThe Accountant , which despite its tepid decisive reception garner $ 155.1 million worldwide against a $ 44 million budget . A sequel to that film is presently in development , but before then , Affleck and O’Connor have their sights go under on a different projection .

Back in June , it was reportedthe two could reunite on the fun dramaThe Has - Been , which features Affleck as a former hoops star Jack Cunningham , who buckle under to centre abuse . As he front to reconstruct his life , Jack harmonize to become his old mellow shoal ’s passenger car and tries to serve their team get back on track . Warner Bros. ( the studio behindThe Accountant ) was keen on fast - tracking the film if all the deals light into place , and now it look that has happened .

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According toGWW , O’Connor will start wave the cameras onThe Has - Beenin October , with Affleck in situation as his headliner . O’Connor is take out from a book by Brad Ingelsby , good known forOut of the Furnace . No other actor are attached at this time , though that should change presently with the motion-picture show moving forward so quickly .

O’Connor made a name for himself helming well - invite sports movies likeMiracleandWarrior(the latter of which netted Nick Nolte an Oscar nomination ) , so he should be right-hand in his wheelhouse here . There ’s decidedly the potential forThe Has - Beento become something truly exceptional , deliver an emotionally powerful ( and hopefully uplifting ) story of a man master tremendous adversity and making a deviation . For Affleck , who has been to rehab multiple times in his life , this reads as a very interesting role choice and could allow him the chance to get semi - autobiographical . He ’s won Academy Awards for producing and composition , but he ’s prove throughout his calling he ’s very capable of delivering a substantial carrying out . Affleck has worked well with O’Connor before , so they should be able to turn their trick again .

While Affleck appear to stay Byzantine in the DC Extended Universe ( he’sproducing Matt Reeves’The Batman ) , he ’s also looking to branch out his portfolio a fleck by taking on some non - comical book projects . In plus toThe Has - Been , he ’s also been announce as the director for a film revolve aroundthe bizarre McDonald ’s Monopoly theftand joined the cast ofDee Rees ' Netflix filmThe Last affair He want . It ’s skillful to see Affleck has incur proportionality between tentpoles and smaller menu , and hopefully at least one of these films becomes a hit .

Ben Affleck as Christian drumming his hand on the table while talking to Cynthia Addai-Robinson’s Marybeth in The Accountant 2