Affleck's "Town" welcomes Hamm, Hall

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-07-28 14:28

LOS ANGELES – Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall are starring opposite Ben Affleck in "The Town," a romantic crime thriller that Affleck also is directing.

The project from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures is an adaptation of the Chuck Hogan novel "Prince of Thieves," whose story follows the relationship between a bank manager, the career criminal (Affleck) who stole her heart, and the dedicated FBI agent trying to bust the crook and his gang.

Hamm will play the FBI agent. Hall is cast as the bank manager, who is the reason the criminal wants to clean up his act but also the agent's golden ticket to catching the man.

Affleck, Hogan and Peter Craig worked on the script.

Hamm and Hall will shoot "Town" in September in Boston after Hamm wraps shooting on "Mad Men." The AMC show's third season debuts August 16.

Hamm is twice nominated for this year's Emmys -- for "Mad Men" and for a guest starring role on "30 Rock."

Hall ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona") is onstage in "The Bridge Project" and will appear onscreen in Nicole Holofcener's comedy-drama "Please Give."