As he preps his next directorial effort ARGO, Affleck is in talks to direct and star in LINE OF SIGHT, a fairly average sounding thriller – an elite commando squad dealing with global threat – that is made all the more ambitious when you realize the plan is to tell the story from the point-of-view of one character, FPS-style.
To give the action film an air of authenticity, the script was written by Peter O’Brien, who last wrote “Halo: Reach” for Microsoft. LINE OF SIGHT is currently set up at Warner Bros. with Joel Silver producing.
There are a number of obstacles to creating a successful FPS movie, including finding a way to connect the audience with the protagonist without them ever seeing his/her face. Also, the action in a FPS is continuous and would require a minimum amount of editing (how can you shoot coverage when the action is only seen from one character’s POV?). It’s likely these restrictions are what is attracting Affleck, an up-and-coming director, to a Joel Silver project.
What do you think? Can Affleck pull it off?