Whenever someone tells you they’re just too busy or too tired to get anything done, point them towards Clint Eastwood who is still cranking out movies faster than just about anyone in his 80th decade. Eastwood shot his latest film, Richard Jewell, over the summer and the film is already prepared for release this December. Today we get the first trailer and it looks like Eastwood is delivering another compelling film.
Here is the official logline for the based on a true story film:
“Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, Richard Jewell is a story of what happens when what is reported as fact obscures the truth. “There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have thirty minutes.” The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing—his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI’s number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence. But Bryant finds he is out of his depth as he fights the combined powers of the FBI, GBI and APD to clear his client’s name, while keeping Richard from trusting the very people trying to destroy him.”
Richard Jewell stars Paul Walter Hauser, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Kathy Bates, & Sam Rockwell with a script by Billy Ray. Warner Bros. is giving the film a December release, similar to last year’s The Mule, also directed by and starring Eastwood because his name clearly carries weight. Eastwood lured in older audiences with The Mule last year which carried it over the $100 million mark at the box office.
Richard Jewell hits screens on December 13.
