Ben Affleck has just signed on to the new Mike Judge comedy “Extract“.
He joins a cast that includes
Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis and
Kristen Wiig. Clifton Collin Jr. has also been added to the movie.
The story centers on a flower extract factory owner (Jason Bateman) who's dealing with workplace problems and a streak of bad luck, including his wife's affair with a gigolo. Affleck will play an ambulance-chasing lawyer, while Collins Jr. has been cast as a factory worker who loses a body part in a freak accident and is now due for a huge settlement.
Judge wrote the script and is handling producing duties with
John Altschuler and
Mike Rotenberg through their
Ternion Prods.
Affleck has a longstanding relationship with Miramax dating back to
Good Will Hunting during the
Weinstein brothers era. He made his directorial debut, last year's “
Gone Baby Gone“, for the specialty label.
Filming begins Monday in Los Angeles. [Source:
Variety]
