Ben Affleck Directing The Middle Man Pilot for Fox

Ben Affleck Directing The Middle Man
Ben Affleck (Photo © Richard Chavez)
Fox has just given the greenlight to a pilot for The Middle Man, a new drama from executive producers Ben Affleck (the new Batman), Glenn Gordon Caron (Medium), and Chay Carter (Argo). Affleck is directing the pilot from a script penned by Caron.
 
According to Fox, filming will begin in early 2014.
 
Affleck’s been interested in The Middle Man since 2009 when he and Carter spoke with screenwriters Michael Yebba and Emilio Mauro while shooting The Town. The script for the pilot is based on a story developed by Caron, Yebba and Mauro.
 
The Plot:
 
Set in 1960s Boston, The Middle Man explores the unique relationship between Rudy MacAteer, an FBI agent charged with taking down the Italian-American mafia, and his confidential informant, Irish-American gangster Mickey Flood. As Rudy finds himself forced to bend the laws he pledged to enforce, the duo’s actions inadvertently give rise to the Irish-American mob in this timeless Boston crime saga.
 
Source: Fox

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