It’s been reassuring to see Ben Affleck making a comeback, and doing so with a return to his film making roots. He made his directorial debut last year with the Oscar nominated “Gone Baby Gone,” and he’s now eying the director’s chair for another Miramax drama. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s in negotiations to direct “Arizona,” a project he pitched to the studio with producer Sean Baily and writer Sheldon Turner.

The movie will be based on the true story of Don Bolles, an investigative reporter for the Arizona Republic newspaper. In 1976, he launched an investigation into local political corruption, and the relocation of mobsters from New York, Chicago, and Detroit to Phoenix. The same year, Bolles was killed in a car bomb explosion after being lured downtown by a source.

At the time of his death, Bolles had been trying to organize his fellow journalists into an organization called Investigative Reporters and Editors. They responded to the murder by grouping dozens of journalists to investigate Bolles’ death and finish his work of exposing state corruption. Despite their expose, many accused them of being vigilantes.

Affleck has several projects in development, so it’s not clear when he might begin this one, or whether he might be inspired to take on a starring role in addition to directing. But one thing is for sure — he might just have another Oscar nominee on his hands.

MTV readers, are you happy to see Affleck back in such a big way? Do you wish he would take more roles in front of the camera, or should he stick to working behind it?