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Affleck on mission for Disney's 'Men'

Road to 'Nowhere'

Chris Gardner and Liza Foreman
The Walt Disney Co. knows where Ben Affleck is -- attached to the adventure feature "Nowhere Men." The studio has acquired the pitch for high-six figures for Peter and David Griffiths to pen.

Based on a treatment by Soren Garcia Rey, a longtime friend of Affleck, and Chris Angulo, the ensemble adventure is described as "Ocean's Eleven" meets "Men in Black." It revolves around a group of people, one of whom will be played by Affleck, who pursue covert missions, aided by their personal extraordinary gifts.

The Griffiths brothers pitched an expanded take of the treatment to studio brass Nina Jacobson and Jason Reed who bought it in the room. Affleck's partner at LivePlanet, Sean Bailey, will produce, with other producing credits still to be determined.

The writers and Affleck are repped by Endeavor. The scribes penned "Collateral Damage" and "The Hunted."

The Disney deal is good news for Affleck, who recently exited the basketball drama "Glory Road." Before that, he was attached to star in the studio's "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," but he fell out of that package as well. He next stars in the holiday comedy "Surviving Christmas."






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