Ben Affleck to direct and star in WWII film Ghost Army

[StarLord]

Ben Affleck will star in and direct the Universal Pictures caper “Ghost Army,” based on the book “The Ghost Army of World War II,” written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles, as well as the documentary “Ghost Army.”

It’s unclear when the movie will go into production as it’s still in development and Affleck is expected to rework the screenplay. The latest script was written by Nic Pizzolatto (HBO’s “True Detective”), with an earlier draft by Henry Gayden (“Shazam!”).

The film tells the true story of a squadron of recruits from art schools, ad agencies and other creative businesses who were tasked with fooling the Nazis into thinking the U.S. had larger troop numbers than it actually did. The book follows a group of young GIs, including fashion designer Bill Blass, painter Ellsworth Kelly, artist Arthur Singer, photographer Art Kane, and others, who conduct a secret mission. Their job was to create a traveling road show of deception, armed with inflatable tanks and sound-effects records.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Kinda get an Argo vibe, but done in WW II.

 

[terry78]

WW2 movies will never go out of fashion.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Different story to what I was expecting from the title as I recall another war story with the same name, but it sounds good.

 

[Flash525]

I actually expected something more mysterious and supernatural themed when I read that title. Legion of the Damned style, but no, just another WW2 film.m

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

I like the sound of this.

 

[The Shape]

Sounds interesting.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Pizzolatto wrote the script. If they play their cards right and don't **** with it, this could be better than Argo. Plus I don't really get the similarity except that it's staging.