Ben Affleck is in final talks to join Jason Bateman, Clifton Collins Jr., Mila Kunis and Kristen Wiig in Mike Judge's upcoming comedy "Extract," Variety reported earlier today.

The film follows the misadventures of a flower extract factory owner (Bateman) who's having trouble at work and at home. Affleck takes over the role of a lawyer, while Collins plays a factory worker who loses a body part in an accident.

Judge wrote the screenplay himself and will start shooting the project next week. Miramax is developing.

Affleck most recently directed "Gone Baby Gone." He will next be seen in Ken Kwapis comedy "He's Just Not That Into You," which opens everywhere Feb. 6, 2009.

Judge's directing credits include "Office Space" and "Idiocracy."