Matt Damon to Possibly Direct THE TRADE from a script written by Ben and Casey Affleck

According to Ben Affleck there's a big possibility that Matt Damon will end up directing a film called The Trade, based on one of the craziest scandals in Yankee baseball history. The film is about 1973 New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson who swapped both wives and lives. Ben and casey Affleck are writing the script for the film.

Here's what Affleck told MTV in a recent interview:

I don’t know how it’ll come together, acting and directing, but Casey and I have decided to write it together. Once the script’s kind of ready, then it’s like: Who’s doing what? What’s the time frame? Matt, me, Casey directing? Particularly for Matt, he’s had this extraordinary career where he’s worked with these great directors. He’s a great director who just hasn’t directed a movie.

It was previously reported that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck would star in the film as the two lead roles. It's not revealed if that's still the plan or not, but I imagine they will do it if they can. If Damon directs it will be his directorial debut. 

Here's a little more information on the story from ESPN. 

The big story of spring training, 1973, was that Yankee pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson, who had been teammates and friends since 1969, had gone the free-swinging ’60s sexual revolution one better — they had not only swapped wives, they had, as Kekich said, swapped lives.

It began in 1972, when the couples, on a double-date, joked about wife-swapping. A while later the joke became reality, as Marilyn Peterson and Susan Kekich sometimes switched beds. Finally, during the offseason, Mike moved in with Marilyn, and Fritz moved in with Susan. They had swapped it all — wives, houses, cars and kids. “We didn’t do anything sneaky or lecherous,” explained Susan. “There isn’t anything smutty about this.”

Before long, Mike and Marilyn split, but Susan and Fritz got married in 1974.

What do about all think about the Good Will Hunting team coming together to develop this film?

Check out the video interview below: