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    Kristen Stewart has confirmed she is starring opposite Ben Affleck in the Warner Bros. comedy “Focus.”

    Reports started surfacing about a month ago that Affleck, 40, and Stewart, 22, were going to star in the film.

    “It’s a comedy. I’m really excited about it. We start shooting in April.” Stewart said of being cast in the film. The “Twilight” star added that she hopes to work on a “micro-project” before “Focus” shooting begins “because April is kind of a way away.”

    In “Focus,” Stewart is said to be playing a novice con artist who links up with Affleck’s character who is much more experienced in the realm of con artistry. “Focus” is being written and directed by “Crazy, Stupid, Love” filmmaking duo Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. At one point the stars of that film — Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling — were attached to “Focus.”

    In mid-November Affleck told E! News he hoped Stewart would join the project because “she’s terrific.” Stewart is not entirely new to comedy. She starred in the romantic drama “Adventureland” with Jesse Eisenberg in 2009.

    Stewart’s latest film “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” was the No. 1 movie at the box office for three weeks in a row starting November 16 and has so far earned US$751 million worldwide.(SD-Agencies)