Friday, November 22, 2013

Ben And Matt Produce "Sleeper" Film

A film adaptation of author Ed Brubaker's comic Sleeper has been in development since 2003. Now  Variety reports that the project took a giant step forward...



Set in a noir universe, the story deals with a few people who spontaneously developing superpowers. One of them is Holden Carver, a man who can absorb pain and pass it on to others.
He infiltrates a criminal organization on behalf of a law enforcement agency, but his allegiances soon come into question.

There are NO actors or director attached yet

Shawn Ryan ("Last Resort") and David Wiener ("The Killing") will pen the adapted script.

Pals Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will produce the film with Jennifer Todd .

Sam Raimi and Tom Cruise were attached to the project at one point.

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