Ben Affleck Taking A Major Stand?

Ben Affleck’s transition from an actor-who-directs to a director-who-acts just took another interesting step today. With Oscar-bait “The Town” and “Gone Baby Gone” under his belt — and the period thriller “Argo” currently underway — Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is keen on hiring Affleck to direct its feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s epic tome “The Stand.”