Ben Affleck is set to star in another political movie following his stint in "Argo". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 39-year-old actor/filmmaker has been tapped to star in Warner Bros. Pictures' political comedy film called "Nathan Decker".

The husband of actress Jennifer Garner is expected to tackle the lead role of a politician who is caught in an affair before returning to his hometown to forget his past. The "Daredevil" star will not sign on to direct the film because he's currently busy with the post-production stage of "Argo".

Before Affleck was chosen as the leading man for "Nathan Decker", Tom Cruise was once mentioned as a possible lead actor. Nonetheless, no deal has ever been sealed with the "Risky Business" actor. After picking up the script from scribe Dan Fogelman, Warners is currently looking for a director to helm the project.

Affleck was last seen starring in 2010's "The Town", which he also directed and wrote. His upcoming directorial stint include "The Stand", a big-budgeted adaptation of Stephen King's novel. He has also been attached to an untitled Terrence Malick project, which is said to be a romantic drama which also stars Javier Bardem, Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.

据国外媒体报道，本·阿弗莱克将出演华纳的政治喜剧新片《内森·德克尔》(Nathan Decker)，该剧由丹·弗格曼(《疯狂愚蠢的爱》)于大约一年前编写，当时设定由汤姆·克鲁斯主演，目前他确认退出后，华纳就找到了本·阿弗莱克来接替出演。

很显然，阿弗莱克和华纳有着长期的密切合作，他之前和华纳合作了《城中大盗》、《失踪的宝贝》等影片，最近的新片《逃离德黑兰》预计在今年9月上映。另外，他还搭档瑞秋·麦克亚当斯出演泰伦斯·马力克的一部新片，目前尚未有该片的上映消息。

阿弗莱克在《内森·德克尔》中将饰演一个因犯事被捕的政客。《好莱坞报道》称，本片不由本·阿弗莱克执导，华纳正在另寻导演。媒体猜测，阿弗莱克的妻子珍妮弗·加纳在生完小孩在等戏出演，该片的女主角或许是她也不一定。