Both Directors Matthew Colvin and Alec Smith worked on "Live by Night." Both served as Background Production Assistants. Smith was also an extra for two days.
In his interview, Director Matthew Colvin is wearing a replica of the jacket worn by Harrison Ford in Star Wars The Force Awakens.
The footage in the beginning of the film was from a live Facebook Q&A sponsored by iTunes where fans could ask questions to the cast. Directors Matthew Colvin and Alec Smith submitted a question asking about the experience shooting on the Georgia Coast. Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana, and Chris Messina kindly answered in detail.