Live by Night: Ben Affleck's description of film's sex scenes will leave you scratching your head
He cut a large chunk of them out of the finished film
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Your support makes all the difference.Ben Affleck's latest directorial effort - gangster drama Live By Night - is in cinemas now. Unlike his previous credits, however - Gone Baby Gone, The Town and the Oscar-winning Argo - this film has failed to generate positive buzz.
It seems as if the actor-director - who also adapted the screenplay from Dennis Lehane's novel - is aware of this, acting a little more self-deprecating than usual.
Case in point is his comments to Associated Press regarding the sex scenes he filmed alongside co-star Sienna Miller in the film.
This isn't the first time Live By Night's sex scenes have been discussed during the film's press tour; Miller herself recounted the experience, describing it as a nine-hour "marathon."
The film - which is in cinemas now - co-stars Chris Cooper, Elle Fanning, Robert Glenister and Zoe Saldana.
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