The Argo helmer will direct the post-apocalyptic fantasy, which has been stalled at the development stage for some time.
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"Right now we're having a very hard time," Affleck admitted to GQ.
"But I like the idea - it's like The Lord of the Rings in America. And it's about how we would reinvent ourselves as a society. If we started all over again, what would we do?"
Blood Creek writer David Kajganich signed on to pen the script earlier this year.
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Watch Digital Spy discussing Argo with Ben Affleck below:
