Ben Affleck To Star In And Direct A New Adaptation Of Agathy Christie's Witness For The Prosecution!

Billy Wilder previously made a fantastic film out of Agatha Christie's story about a handsome man who is accused of murdering an older rich heiress who was in love with him. Read the full article on AICN Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I recently watched Billy Wilder's adaptation of Agatha Christie's Witness For The Prosecution for something secret-ish and cool I'm cooking up for you guys and adored it, thanks in large part to Charles Laughton's perfectly quirky performance as lead defense attorney (I know he's playing a barrister, but it's the same difference) who is in ill-health and is constantly fighting with his nagging nurse. Deadline broke a story that Ben Affleck is setting up a new screen adaptation of Christie's story for 20th Century Fox, with the plan being that Affleck would produce, star and direct. The star of the story is the defense attorney, but if I were to guess I'd say Affleck's a better fit for the Tyrone Power role, which is the man on trial for murder.