RACE TO THE SOUTH POLE will be hitting the silver screen soon, and the big men behind it are old buddies Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The film pitch comes from THE LONGEST WEEK writer and director Peter Glanz. Affleck and Damon will be producing the film along with new appointed Pearl Street presidnent Jennifer Todd. Pearl Street is the produciton company the GOOD WILL HUNTING friends started a few years ago and continue to work on together. Both the boys have been busy in various acting roles in the past years, and are now finding their way to other parts of film making. Ben Affleck will soon be premiering his flm ARGO, which he directed, produced and stars in. Damon is reuniting with GOOD WILL HUNTING director Gus Van Sant in PROMISED LAND, which he co-wrote with funny man John Krasinski and is also producing the Pearl Street film. Pearl Street has a number of other films in development. A film based on Boston criminal Whitey Bulgar will hopefully see Affleck directing Damon in the role of Bulgar.
RACE TO THE SOUTH is based on a true story of two men; Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott who in 1911 race to be the first man to reach the South Pole. Casey Affleck is set to play the British explorer Scott.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
