[WATCH] Casey Affleck’s ‘Light Of My Life’ Gets A Moody Trailer

It’s straightforward to neglect this, however on high of being an Oscar-winning actor and somebody accused of sexual harassment and different types of misconduct, Casey Affleck can also be a controversial filmmaker. Perhaps you keep in mind 2010’s I’m Still Here, his semi-mock-documentary by which Joaquin Phoenix, who doesn’t have an Oscar, pretended to drop out of the performing enterprise to change into a rapper. It took him practically a decade, however he’s lastly helmed his sophomore effort, and its logline could also be much more surprising.

It’s known as Light of My Life, and, as per its new trailer, it’s a type of post-apocalyptic offers, however with its personal particular twist: It’s a world with out ladies. That may appear a bit on the nostril for somebody who’s been very publicly shamed for his alleged interactions with feminine colleagues, however Affleck has already sworn it’s not a response to his purported actions. Light of My Life already premiered on the Berlin International Film Festival within the spring, and whereas there Affleck tried to get forward of what some could also be pondering.

I wrote this film and made this film earlier than all of these issues grew to become a part of the dialog,” Affleck stated on the press convention. “I hope people keep their minds open and be responsible and measured in their reactions. And people can talk for themselves. It’s not something I can control.”

The movie, which is due on August 9, isn’t completely female-free. It issues a pandemic that, a decade prior, worn out “only” half of the world’s ladies, following a father, performed by Affleck himself, guiding his son by way of this depressing new world. Elisabeth Moss, one of many solely credited feminine actresses, performs his spouse.