George Clooney’s ‘Boys In The Boat’ Adaptation With MGM, Spyglass And Smokehouse Sets Top Tier Cast
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: George Clooney’s long-awaited adaptation of The Boys in the Boat looks to be gearing up production as sources tell Deadline, Clooney has rounded out his cast with Joel Edgerton, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban and Hadley Robinson joining Callum Turner, who was previously announced.
MGM, Spyglass and Smokehouse are partnering on the production with Clooney directing and Mark L. Smith writing the script.Based on No.
1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown’s 2013 novel The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the pic will tell the triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men’s rowing team, who stunned the world by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.Clooney and his Smoke House Pictures partner Grant Heslov are producing the project with Spyglass executive producing.
Clooney has been eyeing this adaptation for some time and came close to directing last year, but when he had the opportunity to direct Tender Bar, he decided to shoot that first and positioned this as his follow-up project.
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