Damon, Krasinski joining on WB drama

DamonKrasinskiMatt Damon intends to make his feature directoring debut within an untitled, mid-budget drama he and John Krasinski co-authored and can star in together for Warner Bros. Project is going to be setup at Krasinski's Sunday Evening Productions banner. Chris Moore will produce. Pic isn't the lengthy-rumored "Father Daughter Time," which many thought about in June, when Damon stated he was thinking about a pointing project with Krasinski within the cast. Rather, project is one thing Krasinski emerged with and developed with author Dork Eggers (who co-authored Krasinski-starrer "Away We Go"). Damon would play a salesperson who arrives in a tiny town simply to have his whole existence known as into question. Krasinski's role wasn't revealed. Warner Bros. has yet to greenlight the project, with no individual deals have been in place, though preliminary plans will be to shoot the project around the New England soon. Jesse Ehrman is managing for Warner Bros. Sources tell Variety that pic could be allocated around $12 million which the duo will attempt to obtain a script finished over the following month. Both Damon and Krasinski have dabbled with off-screen work: Damon's career required off after he composed and starred in Miramax pic "Good Will Hunting," which won him an Oscar for original script. Krasinski only lately began his writing career, getting composed and directed the IFC pic "Brief Interviews with Hideous Males." Damon is presently filming The new sony/MRC co-production "Elysium." Krasinski can nonetheless be seen around the NBC skein "Work.Inch Both thesps are repped by WME. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com