Blake Lively and Ben Affleck in New Thriller Together

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Gossip Girl star Blake Lively is to star alongside Ben Affleck in new thriller The Town. Blake, 22, has signed up for the Warner Bros.

flick and Chris Cooper is also said to be in talks to join the film, which will be produced by Graham King and Basil Iwanyk. Affleck has already signed up for the film along with Rebecca Hall and Jeremy Renner in the movie that has been adapted from the Chuck Hogen novel Prince of Thieves. It follows the story of a bank manager, played by Hall, the career criminal who stole more than just her heart, played by Affleck and an FBI agent, played by Hamm who tries to bust the criminal and his gang, which Renner is a part of.

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