Damon to direct The Trade

Matt Damon to make directorial debut?

Matt Damon is reportedly in line to make his dierctorial directorial debut on the baseball drama The Trade.

The film centres on New York Yankees players Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich who, during 1973 spring training, announced that they had traded wives.

Speaking to MTV, Ben Affleck reaveled that he and his brother Casey Affleck will pen the script together.

“Once the script’s kind of ready, then it’s like, Who’s doing what? What’s the time frame? Matt, me, Casey directing?” he said.

“Particularly for Matt, he’s had this extraordinary career where he’s worked with these great directors. He’s a great director who just hasn’t directed a movie.”