With Ben Affleck's schedule filling up, the new Batman and future "Live By Night" director has been forced to exit Warner Bros. and CBS Films' adaptation of Stephen King's post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand," which will now be directed by Scott Cooper, ("Out of the Furnace"), TheWrap has learned.
Cooper is in talks to rewrite and direct "The Stand," which WB and CBS Films have a limited window to bring to the bigscreen, lest they risk losing the rights.
Roy Lee and Jimmy Miller are producing the project, which is expected to draw a litany of top-tier acting talent.