Ben Affleck is in talks to remake a classic Agatha Christie story
The actor may have just found his next movie project.
More news from the Ben Affleck cinematic universe.Deadlinereports that the actor is in talks with Fox to direct and star in a remake of the 1957 whodunit Witness for the Prosecution, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie short story. The original movie starred Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, and Charles Laughton, and was nominated for six Oscars in 1958, including Best Picture.Christopher Keyser, who writes the TV series Tyrant and wrote the 1990s series Party of Five, will pen the script for the remake. Affleck, Jennifer Todd, and Matt Damon (who make up production company Pearl Street Films) will produce, along with the Agatha Christie estate.The original film is about a lawyer (Laughton) who defends a man (Power) accused of murdering a rich widow who was so infatuated with him that she left him her estate in her will. The suspect’s wife (Dietrich), who was married to someone else when she wed the suspect, is called as a witness for the prosecution, and ends up saying her husband admitted killing the widow to her.Deadline does not note which role Affleck would take on if he signs the deal. The actor just wrapped up shooting Live By Night, the movie adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel, in Massachusetts. Affleck also stars in The Accountant, due out in theaters October 14.
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