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Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Star Ben Affleck Resurrects Project Greenlight

Miramax is resurrecting Project Greenlight, and both Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will return as […]
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Affleck and Damon announced the return of the series — which will air on HBO — in a banter-filled short video that called for directors to submit a three-minute short film to show their potential.

You can check out the video below.

Spanning the entire process of creating a movie, Project Greenlight takes a revealing, uncensored look at the challenges facing a first-time director. The show begins with a digital competition, and will follow the winner from pre-production and casting through principal photography and post-production. Surrounded by a team of industry professionals, the fledging director must learn to cope with pressure from the studio and producers, surviving on-set politics and leading a veteran cast and crew, while trying to deliver a viable movie – on schedule and on budget.

Previous Project Greenlight winners include The Battle of Shaker Heights starring Shia LaBeouf and Amy Smart, and