Ben Affleck writes, directs and stars in 'Live By Night', an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel of the same name, and the first trailer for the film has arrived.

In the movie, Affleck plays Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police Superintendent (Brendan Gleeson) who’s a soldier-turned-gangster in the middle of Prohibition.

Watch the trailer for the forthcoming feature film, which also stars Elle Fanning, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana and Chris Cooper, and opens wide on January 13th, beneath: