Affleck and his Pearl Street banner will join Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way to produce the film
Los Angeles:
Actor-director Ben Affleck isin talks to write, direct and star in an adaptation of DennisLehane's Prohibition era novel.
The book was published by William Morrow last week,though the studio picked up the rights in spring, when itstill was in galley form, the Hollywood Reporter said.
'Live By Night' is a Boston-set story, centering on JoeCoughlin, who rebels against his cop father and becomes acareer criminal, eventually joining a mobster.
Affleck and his Pearl Street banner will join LeonardoDiCaprio's Appian Way to produce.The road to the partnership was paved by Affleck starringin 'Runner Runner', the upcoming gambling drama on whichAppian Way is a producer.
Affleck is also attached to direct Warner Bros adaptationof The Stand as well as an English-language remake of theFrench thriller Tell No One.
Lehane's three other novels 'Mystic River', 'ShutterIsland' and 'Gone, Baby, Gone' have already been adapted intosuccessful movies.
The book was published by William Morrow last week,though the studio picked up the rights in spring, when itstill was in galley form, the Hollywood Reporter said.
'Live By Night' is a Boston-set story, centering on JoeCoughlin, who rebels against his cop father and becomes acareer criminal, eventually joining a mobster.
Affleck and his Pearl Street banner will join LeonardoDiCaprio's Appian Way to produce.The road to the partnership was paved by Affleck starringin 'Runner Runner', the upcoming gambling drama on whichAppian Way is a producer.
Affleck is also attached to direct Warner Bros adaptationof The Stand as well as an English-language remake of theFrench thriller Tell No One.
Lehane's three other novels 'Mystic River', 'ShutterIsland' and 'Gone, Baby, Gone' have already been adapted intosuccessful movies.
