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MATT DAMON has played everything from superspy to math whiz, so why not rugby star? According to Variety, the Oscar winner is set to star in the new CLINT EASTWOOD-directed drama 'Human Factor,' where the he will play real-life rugby great FRANCOIS PIENAAR.

Pienaar created, along with NELSON MANDELA, an event that united South Africa while the country was still trying to heal from the effects of apartheid.

The film, scheduled to begin shooting early next year in South Africa, also stars MORGAN FREEMAN.