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Ben Affleck's 'Argo' gets release date
By Adnan Tezer Oct 11, 2011, 19:27 GMT
Warner Bros. has set a release date of September 14, 2012, for the Ben Affleck-directed political thriller "Argo."
According to Variety, Affleck also stars in the film.
Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Tate Donovan, Nelson Franklin, Taylor Schilling, Kyle Chandler and Kerry Bishé have also been cast.
George Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing through their Smoke House shingle along with David Klawans and Affleck.
The film is based on a "Wired" magazine article by Joshuah Bearman, published in 2007 and titled "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran."
Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay.
The film is set during the occupation of the American embassy by Iranians in 1979. A joint rescue effort was organized by the CIA and the Canadian government to extract six U.S. diplomats.
The CIA used a disguise expert named Tony Mendez (Affleck) and came up with a scenario that involved the six diplomats being part of a Hollywood crew scouting a big-budget Hollywood epic titled "Argo," that enabled them to flee the country.
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