Eastwood, Damon join forces in "Hereafter'"

Cast member Matt Damon smiles at a news conference for ''The Informant!'' during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival September 11, 2009.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Having just worked together on "Invictus," which will be released later this year, Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon are reteaming for "Hereafter."

Eastwood will direct the supernatural thriller by Peter Morgan, with Damon taking the lead role. Filming is set to begin this fall.

DreamWorks acquired the spec script from Morgan, an Oscar nominee for "The Queen" and "Frost/Nixon," last year, and it quickly piqued Eastwood's interest.

Deciding to move forward with the project, Eastwood is moving it to his home base at Warner Bros. with the blessing of DreamWorks founder Steven Spielberg, who produced Eastwood's films "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters From Iwo Jima."

"Invictus," the South Africa-set drama in which Damon plays rugby player Francois Pienaar, will be released by Warners on December 11.

(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)