Batman v Superman done, Ben Affleck’s Live by Night gets prime release

Batman v Superman studio Warner Bros. has revealed the release date of actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck’s gangster drama Live by Night. The film will come out on October 20, 2017, a prime Awards friendly date.

Batman v Superman studio Warner Bros. has revealed the release date of actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck’s gangster drama Live by Night. The film will come out on October 20, 2017, a prime Awards friendly date.

Ben Affleck with cinematographer Robert Richardson on the sets of Live by Night. (Twitter)

The film is an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Prohibition-era crime novel of the same name, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

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Apart from directing, Affleck also stars in the film as the prodigal son of a Boston police captain (Brendan Gleeson) who grows to be a criminal gangster. Affleck has been tweeting images from behind-the-scenes of the movie.

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