Matt Damon to create directorial debut on WB drama

DamonKrasinskiMatt Damon intends to make his feature directorial debut within an untitled, mid-budget drama he and John Krasinski co-authored and can star in together for Warner Bros.Project is going to be setup at Krasinski's Sunday Evening Productions banner. Chris Moore will produce.Pic isn't the lengthy-rumored "Father Daughter Time," which many thought when Damon stated in June he was thinking about a pointing project with Krasinski within the cast.Rather, project is one thing Krasinski emerged with and developed with author Dork Eggers. Damon would play a salesperson who arrives in a tiny town simply to have his whole existence known as into question.Warner Bros. is yet to greenlight the project, with no individual deals are yet in position, though preliminary plans will be to shoot the project around the New England soon.Resources tell Variety the budget could be around $12 million. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com