Beijing News (Reporter Teng Chao) On October 17, US time, according to foreign media reports, Ben Affleck will star in a film of the same name based on the novel "Falling Earth". The film will be produced by the production company Pearl Street of Aaron L. Gilbert, Affleck and Matt Damon of Bron Studios in Canada, and Madison Eisley of Pearl Street will be the executive producer. . Hilary Seitz, who had participated in the screenwriting of Nolan's film "Insomnia", is working on the adaptation of the script. The
novel "Falling Earth" was published in March 2013 and received rave reviews at the time. The story begins on March 18, 1925. It tells the story of the worst tornado in American history in the small town of Mara, Illinois. The entire community was razed to the ground. Hundreds of people were killed, injured or homeless. All Buildings and houses were destroyed, with the exception of Paul Graves and his family. Over the next few months, the Graves family suffered suspicion and resentment from friends and neighbors, and the growing hostility around them led to tragic results.
There are rumors that Ben Affleck will direct the film, but he is currently only playing the role of Paul Graves. The last time Affleck appeared on the screen was "Tripartite Borders", which was launched on Netflix in March this year. He recently completed the movie "Road Return", which is expected to be released on March 6, 2020. As a director, his last directorial work was "Life in the Night" in 2016, and before it was "Escape from Tehran" which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2012.
Beijing News reporter Teng Chao
