Ben Affleck As George Reeves In 'Truth, Justice..'

[Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005]
Ben Affleck is to play George Reeves in Truth, Justice and the American Way, according to Variety.

Diane Lane has also come aboard the story of a Los Angeles gumshoe trying to solve Reeves' mysterious death. Reeves met a tragic, mysterious end in 1959 after years portraying TV's Superman.

Adrien Brody stars as the detective investigating Reeves' death. Lane will play Toni Mannix, the Hollywood wife of a studio exec who may have been linked romantically to Reeves. Script also centers on Reeves' complex relationship with the iconic role that propelled him to stardom.

Allen Coulter is directing with shooting starting this summer.

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