11:01am UK, Thursday March 18, 2004

Hollywood star Ben Affleck has ruled out ever doing more action movies.

The star's decision means he will not reprise the lead role if a sequel to his 2002 hit Daredevil is filmed.

Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez's ex-fiance tried his hand at action flicks such as Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and Paycheck, but has now decided to give up the genre.

Teen Hollywood quoted him as saying: "I can't imagine doing another action movie. I'm not interested."

Affleck is enjoying new challenges, like the holiday comedy Surviving Christmas, which hits US cinema screens on November 19.

He added: "It's the kind of script you would normally expect someone like Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell or Eddie Murphy to be in.

"Instead, it's me trying my hand at comedy."