Matt Damon To Star In Alexander Payne's Epic Masterpiece, 'Downsizing'

Downsizing remains one of the great unmade movies in Hollywood. Alexander Payne, the acclaimed director behind Sideways, About Schmidt and The Descendants, has been working on the movie for over 10 years, describing it as "a large canvas, science-fiction social satire" and "an epic masterpiece".

However, before Downsizing, Damon is committed to Ridley Scott's The Martian about an astronaut, stranded on Mars, who struggles to survive. He's also signed on for another instalment in the Bourne franchise with Paul Greengrass.

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It's unclear where Payne will make room for Downsizing, given he's also attached to The Judge's Will - the movie he was expected to make in 2015 - and La Vida Nortena, which follows a Latin music promoter who befriends a small-town Nebraskan mayor. He's also linked to Wilson, an adaptation of the Dan Clowes novel about a middle-aged dog lover who attempts to re-connect with his ex-wife.

We'd probably predict that Downsizing will be readied for a Fall 2015 release - though don't hold us to that.

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