For the first time, Hollywood heavyweights and Oscar-winners George Clooney and Ben Affleck will work together on a feature film. According to Deadline, Clooney will direct an adaptation of the book The Tender Bar, with Affleck set to appear in the starring role.

While Clooney and Affleck have never worked directly with one another, they did win an Oscar together for the movie Argo. Affleck starred and directed that film, while Clooney produced it.

According to Deadline's report, Clooney and Affleck have been trying to work together more directly for years. Affleck was said to have been "high" on Clooney's list to star in The Tender Bar.