Ben Affleck his long since proved himself as a director, particularly when it comes to gritty crime thrillers, such as 2007's Gone Baby Gone and 2010's The Town. Warner Bros. has just release the main poster for Affleck's next gritty excursion, Live by Night. The crime thriller is based on a book by author Dennis Lehane - who also wrote Gone Baby Gone - let's hope this next collaboration from the pair, both Boston-natives, is just as fruitful.
While set in the 1920s and 30s, Live by Night again concerns another Boston man, Affleck's Joe Coughlin. The son of a police captain, Coughlin moves to Ybor City, Tampa Florids, where becomes a bootlegger, rum-runner and eventually, a notorious gangster. Live by Night also stars Elle Fanning , Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana and Oscar winner Chris Cooper. Check out the trailer below:
Synopsis: "What you put out into this world will always come back to you, but it never comes back how you predict. Taking fatherly advice is not in Joe Coughlin’s nature. Instead, the WWI vet is a self-proclaimed anti-establishment outlaw, despite being the son of the Boston Police Deputy Superintendent. Joe’s not all bad, though; in fact, he’s not really bad enough for the life he’s chosen. Unlike the gangsters he refuses to work for, he has a sense of justice and an open heart, and both work against him, leaving him vulnerable time and again—in business and in love. Driven by a need to right the wrongs committed against him and those close to him, Joe heads down a risky path that goes against his upbringing and his own moral code. Leaving the cold Boston winter behind, he and his reckless crew turn up the heat in Tampa. And while revenge may taste sweeter than the molasses that infuses every drop of illegal rum he runs, Joe will learn that it comes at a price.
Live by Night hits UK and Irish cinemas 13 January
