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Jim Spellman--WireImage by [Megan Gibson](https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Oct 8, 2014 10:57 AM UTC _Out of the Furnace_ star and Massachusetts native Casey Affleck has reportedly signed on to [star in a film](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/casey-affleck-star-boston-marathon-738817?utm%5Fsource=twitter) about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. According to _The Hollywood Reporter_, the actor is also set to produce the movie, _Boston Strong_, which is based on the non-fiction book by journalists Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. _Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy_, which traces the aftermath of the April 15, 2013, attack near the finish line that killed three people and injured many more, was adapted by _The Fighter_ scribes Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy. Just like his older brother, Ben, Affleck has maintained strong ties with Boston and has made his name on films set in the city, including _Good Will Hunting_ and _Gone Baby Gone_. The Afflecks even attended the same high school as Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers who allegedly carried out the attack, _THR_ adds. There’s neither any word yet on what sort of role Affleck would play, nor a slated release date. Affleck and co-producers John Ridley and Dorothy Aufiero are thought to be getting ready to shop the project to studios and financiers soon. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/casey-affleck-star-boston-marathon-738817?utm%5Fsource=twitter)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3480954/casey-affleck-boston-marathon-bombing-movie-entertainment/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3480954/casey-affleck-boston-marathon-bombing-movie-entertainment/"},"headline":"Casey Affleck to Star in Movie About the Boston Marathon Bombing","datePublished":"2014-10-08T10:57:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:38:59.814Z","description":"The actor has reportedly signed on to star in and produce Boston Strong","url":"https://time.com/3480954/casey-affleck-boston-marathon-bombing-movie-entertainment/","keywords":["movies","drama","boston bombing"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd976ef208ab0d05f/69875f3ce20a87e623a824d6/450684455.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd976ef208ab0d05f/69875f3ce20a87e623a824d6/450684455.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Apple Store Soho Presents Meet The Filmmakers: Scott Cooper And Casey Affleck,\"Out Of The Furnace\"","caption":"The Apple Store Soho Presents Meet The Filmmakers: Scott Cooper And Casey Affleck,\"Out Of The Furnace\"","creditText":"Jim Spellman--WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3480954/casey-affleck-boston-marathon-bombing-movie-entertainment/","name":"Casey Affleck to Star in Movie About the Boston Marathon Bombing"}}]}] ```