HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – Shifting from Sundance stand-out to big-time action hero, “Chasing Amy” co-star Ben Affleck is set to star with Bruce Willis in the disaster movie “Armageddon”.

Sources said Affleck’s role is structured along the lines of Will Smith’s fighter pilot in “Independence Day,” with the young thesp helping to save the world. He plays an oil rigger who teams with Willis’ character in a race to destroy a meteor on a collision course with Earth.

Director – Michael Bay
Script By – Jonathan Hensleigh
Producer – Jerry Bruckheimer

“Armageddon” is slated for release from Disney’s Touchstone Pictures in summer 1998.