Matt Damon & Ben Affleck will re-unite for a biopic on infamous Boston crime figure Whitey Bulger.

Damon is set to star as Bulger, who was arrested in Santa Monica this past June after spending 16 years on the run. Affleck will direct the film and his younger brother Casey Affleck is also set to co-star.

The as yet untitled film will mark the first time the pair worked with each on screen since Dogma in 1999. Both actors were launched into stardom after winning a best screenplay Oscar for Good Will Hunting, in which they both also starred.

The project is expected to gain traction in order to beat other Bulger biopics. According to Damon in an interview with GQ: "There are a couple of competing movies and I don't think it's been announced yet that we're doing it. But the sooner it's announced the better, just because everyone else will back off, hopefully. I'm really excited about it."

Source: Hollywood Reporter