Matt Damon was supposed to make his directorial debut with a script he wrote with John Krasinski, but he has backed out of directing the project, though he may still star.
According to Vulture, the project about a salesman in a small town has lost it's potential director. Damon is reportedly pulling out because of script issues. The film had a low $12 million budget and would have been the actors first time directing.
The idea was originally created by Krasinski and McSweeney's editor Dave Eggers, Krasinski and Damon then went on to write a script for the film together. Very little is known about the plot other than a salesman is intensely scrutinized when he arrives in a small town.
Damon could still star in the project along with Kransinski and Frances McDormand. He hasn't dropped out of the project entirely, just the directing part.
