Ben Affleck’s cast for Argo is certainly coming together, with Variety reporting that Taylor Schilling (The Lucky One), Tate Donovan (Damages), and Nelson Franklin (The Office) will join Kyle Chandler, Clea Duvall, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and Affleck himself in the flick.
In the based on a true story movie, Ben Affleck plays Tony Mendez, a CIA ex filtration expert who created a fake Hollywood production in order to get in and out of Iran without suspicion and rescue six Americans from the Tehran hostage crisis in the early 80s. Taylor Schilling will play his Affleck’s wife, Christine Mendez, a former teacher who worries about her husband while he’s off on his dangerous missions. Tate Donovan will play Bob Anders, a US embassy consular officer in Tehran, while Nelson Franklin will be a reporter.
Shooting begins soon on what could be a fascinating film, and after Gone Baby Gone and The Town, seems to be safe in Affleck’s hands.