Casey Affleck was born and raised in Boston, so it’s not too much of a surprise he’d he interested in signing up to produce and star in an adaptation of the book Boston Strong, about the Boston Marathon bombing, according to Variety.
The movie was put into development back in July 2013, but the book, Casey Sherman and Boston Herald reporter David Wedge, doesn’t just tell the story of the bombing and the manhunt that followed, but also attempts to capture the reaction of ordinary Bostonians to the events that overtook their city. It’s not clear who Affleck may play, however.
Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy (The Fighter) are on scripting duties. It isn’t known when the movie might shoot.
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