Ben Affleck & Matt Damon To Produce 'Sleeper' Comic
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Ben Affleck & Matt Damon To Produce 'Sleeper' Comic
The folks over at DC Entertainment and Warner Bros must really like Ben Affleck! According to Variety, the director and actor (who will soon be playing Batman) will also soon produce Sleeper!
Ben Affleck is going all in when it comes to DC Entertainment and Warner Bros, but this time he will stepping from in front of the camera to produce alongside his friend and partner Matt Damon. These two will also share producing duties with Alice in Wonderland producer Jennifer Todd. We are also told that the writing team is already in place for the film which includes The Shield's creator Shawn Ryan and television writer David Weiner who wrote episodes for The Killing and Last Resort.
Development on an adaptation of Sleeper has been in the works since at least back in 2008, and at one point Sam Raimi was attached to produce with Tom Cruise rumored to be starring. But Sleeper creator Ed Brubaker told Comic Book Resources that even back then it was one of many failed attempts at getting Sleeper on the big screen saying quote "This is the fifth time, I think, that I've heard of serious action on Sleeper at this point."
The Sleeper comic was first released in 2003, and follows a law enforcement officer, Holden Carver who has the ability to absorb pain and then give it to others. Holden is on the side of good, but goes undercover inside of a criminal organization called Tao, but while involved with the organization he falls for another member of the organization who also is a killer named Miss Misery.
We have no word just yet on who will star in the film, and even though Damon and Affleck are possibilities, we don't have any reason to believe they will actually want to take on the role of Holden Carver.
So, what do you all think of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon bringing Sleeper to the big screen?
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