For the last couple of years Matt Damon has been looking for projects to direct. He was supposed to helm Promised Land before he handed the reigns to Gus Van Sant. Now he’s got a new project to helm, as THR reports that he’s planning to helm A Foreigner, based on a script by Chris Terrio.
Damon is following in the footsteps of buddy (and production company business partner) Ben Affleck, who won an Oscar for directing Terrio’s screenplay for Argo. The movie is based on a The New Yorker called A Murder Foretold by David Grann. The article ‘chronicles the true story of a man who is gunned down in Guatemala who leaves behind a videotape after his death implicating the country’s president and first lady.’
Damon is also planning to star in the movie, although there’s no indication of when it might shoot.
Last week we reported that Matt Damon was stepping away from helming what was set to be his directorial debut. At the time is seemed rather odd, as it appeared he liked it enough to star in the movie but for some reason didn’t want to direct anymore.
For almost a year now Matt Damon has been keen to become a director. After flirting with a couple projects, in October he set up his directorial debut at Warner, with an untitled drama he co-wrote with The Office’s John Krasinski, based on a concept he developed with Dave Eggers.