Ben Affleck Reveals His Inspiration for Solo 'Batman' Movie

Ben Affleck and Zoe Saldana take a break from filming their upcoming movie Live By Night on Monday (January 18) in Long Beach, Calif.

The co-stars were both seen wearing period costumes while filming scenes for the film, which takes place during the Prohibition Era.

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Ben recently chatted with USA Today about why he was inspired to direct an upcoming Batman standalone movie.

“I’ll just say going through the process, I would never have imagined that I could or would direct a movie like this. And in working with (Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder) and seeing what he did and watching him every day, I got really inspired by that and by seeing the scope on which he was telling the story, by seeing what he was able to do with this kind of mythic story on a grand scale,” Ben said.

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