Ben Affleck May Direct "Replay" Next...

Coming right off the success of his latest directorial effort The Town, Ben Affleck has his sights set on his next potential project; Warner Bros adaptation of the Ken Grimwood novel Replay.

According to Heat Vision no offer is in place as of yet, but he has had meetings in regards to the project, which was first set up in 1988. The books been translated for film several times over the years, and has even had A-list actors such as Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts previously attached to star.

Now with a new screenplay penned by Jason Smilovic a lot of people at the studio are excited about the project again.

The dramatic fantasy centers on a 45-year-old man who has a fatal heart attack while trying to prevent the murder of a jogger in New York's Central Park. Instead of going to the great beyond, however, he is stuck in a "replay" of his life beginning at age 18 in Brooklyn. With his knowledge of the future, he changes his life and builds a financial empire, only to die again at age 45. The "replay" continues, however, as he and the murdered jogger fall in love and struggle to break the cycle of their repeating lives.

As much as I would live to see Affleck return to Boston again for another crime-drama, this actually sounds pretty damn awesome, and it could serve as a nice change of pace for his next directorial project. I have to wonder though with his acting career now also officially rejuvenated after his turn as the lead role in The Town, will affleck decide to cast himself in the lead role for Replay. I could definitely see him in the role, but I'm not sure that's the direction he'll take if he does in fact board the project.