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.
Woody Harrelson has had a good few months, starting with a massive hit with Hunger Games: Catching Fire, followed by a critically lauded turn in HBO’s True Detective. Now he’s got a new big-screen role as he’s signed on to star opposite the likes of Casey Affleck and Cate Blanchett in the cop drama Triple Nine, according to 
Kate Winslet may have missed out on an Oscar nomination for Labor Day (although she got a Golden Globe nod), but she’s still hot property, and may find a whole new fanbase if the movie version of Divergent is as popular as some expect when it’s released in March.
Just over a year ago, Casey Affleck was rumoured to be considering a movie about the Boston Strangler. Now it’s been revealed that he’s still attached to star and the project has found a director, with Mark Romanek in talks to take the job.