Ben Affleck, Matt Damon to produce “Race to South Pole” drama September 20, 2012 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are to produce a historical drama for Warner Bros. The actors and friends will team up for Race to the South Pole via their company Pearl Street, Digital Spy said citing The Hollywood Reporter. Race to the South Pole, which has been pitched by director Peter Glantz, will tell the tale of explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen as they aim to reach the South Pole during the so called 'heroic age' of Antarctic exploration in the early 20th century. Affleck's brother Casey Affleck is attached to play Captain Scott in the movie. Pearl Street president Jennifer Todd will join the actors as a producer. Chay Carter will be executive producer for Pearl Street, with Sarah Schechter in the same role for the studio. Ben Affleck will next be seen in political drama Argo, while his younger brother is currently filming Out of the Furnace with Christian Bale, Rooney Mara and Willem Dafoe. Damon's upcoming projects include Gus van Sant's drama Promised Land and a Liberace biopic for HBO. Partner news  Top stories The museum artifacts were moved to a place of safety after the fire was put out; reconstruction works are currently in progress. Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer.   Partner news |  Latest news Bombs flatten police station in Libya’s Benghazi  Last month the station was set on fire in a possible act of revenge for the killing of a man in an attack on police nearby.New safety requirements for Japan atomic plants formally approved The new requirements approved by nuclear watchdog will take effect on July 8, when operators will be able to apply for inspections.Flash floods in France's southwest lead to evacuations "The Sanctuaries are closed apart from the Upper Basilica," the local prefecture of the Haute-Garonne area said in a statement.Dolce and Gabbana get jail sentence for tax evasion The pair were not at the trial and deny the charges. They are accused of hiding millions of euros from Italian tax authorities. |
