- Original name: Calico joe
- Genre: drama, sports
- Producer: J. Clooney
- World premiere: 2021
George Clooney and Grant Heslow are developing a baseball-themed film adaptation of John Grisham's novel Calico Joe. The book presents a touching story of fathers and children, a story of forgiveness and redemption, and the novel is set in the world of Major League Baseball. Clooney and Heslow will also be producing and adapting the script under their Smokehouse Pictures banner with Gray Water Park Productions. There is no exact date for the release of the film "Calico Joe" yet, the trailer and the premiere itself are expected in 2021.
Plot
The film tells the story of a boy from Calico Rock, Arkansas, who in 1973 ends his career as a promising baseball player who fell into a coma for three decades. The story was inspired by the real-life tragedy of Ray Chapman, a Major League player who was killed on the football field in 1920, and John Grisham's personal baseball experience as a teenager, when he developed a strong dislike for aggressive baseball pitchers.
Production
Directed by George Clooney (Ocean's Eleven, Dusk Till Dawn, Jacket, Catch 22, Good Morning Midnight, Suburbicon, Treasure Hunters).
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: John Grisham (Time to Kill, Money Verdict, Client, Benefactor, The Firm);
- Producers: Grant Heslow (Ides of March, Good Night and Good Luck, Enemy of the State, True Lies, Columbo: Murder of a Rock Star), Bob Dylan (Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid), Ara Keshishyan, Martin J. Barab et al.
- Smokehouse pictures
- Gray Water Park Productions
Clooney and Heslov shared their opinion on the painting:
"John wrote a great story, and it's incredible to be able to work with Bob to bring his novel to the big screen."
Bob Dylan:
“George and Grant saw in this novel exactly what I saw in it - a powerful truthful story that will surely resonate in the souls of both young and adult generations. People from different strata of society will be able to understand and feel it ”.
Actors
Not announced.
Interesting Facts
Did you know:
- The script for the film Calico Joe (2021) is funded by ZQ Entertainment, a recently launched production company. It was created by former CAA agent and producer Ara Keshishyan with the help of a multi-million dollar financing and development fund managed by Petr Yakl and represented by Martin J. Barab. The fund will focus on the development of high-quality film and television with the aim of implementing 15 projects per year.