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Brendan Gleeson joins Ben Affleck’s Live By Night

November 20, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Brendan Gleeson (Suffragette) has signed on to appear in Live By Night, the currently in production Prohibition-era drama from director Ben Affleck.

SEE ALSO: First set photo from Live By Night

Based on the book by Dennis Lehane, Live By Night sees Affleck starring as Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston police captain (Gleeson), who sets out to make his mark on the world of organized crime.

Live By Night is set for release in 2017, with a cast that also includes Scott Eastwood, Elle Fanning, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, Chris Messina, Anthony Michael Hall and Chris Cooper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng&v=qXJL6jGfZhg

Originally published November 20, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Brendan Gleeson, Live by Night

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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