The Ballad of Richard Jewell
Mad Men ’s Jon Hamm andTRON : Legacy ’s Olivia Wilde have join the cast of Clint Eastwood’sThe Ballad Of Richard Jewell . Set to be the 38th flick of Eastwood ’s renowned directorial career , Richard Jewellwill say the tangible life storey of the surety guard who discovered a pipework bomb calorimeter at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta , GA and economize liveliness due to his immediate action before the bomb exploded , but was later charge of imbed the bomb himself . Only after an FBI investigation was Jewell exonerated , though his repute was permanently harm thanks to the original allegation .
In 1997,Vanity Fairpublished an clause on Jewell called " American Nightmare : The Ballad of Richard Jewel , " which was later pick up by20th Century Fox with Jonah Hilland Leonardo DiCaprio originally limit to star in the movie adaptation . Eastwood was announced asthe task ’s director in April , and casting apace ramped up , with Oscar - winnerSam Rockwellclimbing aboard in the function of Jewell ’s attorney . Jewell himself willbe play by Paul Walter Hauser , a relative unknown who appeared last twelvemonth in Spike Lee’sBlacKkKlansman , and also has a primal role in the YouTube seriesCobra Kaias Raymond , the weird older guy who like hang out with teenagers .
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As reported byDeadline , Richard Jewellhas now add two more cast members in Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde . Hamm will reportedly play an FBI federal agent , while Wilde tackles the role of Kathy Scruggs , anAtlanta Journal - Constitutionreporter who compensate the 1996 bombardment .
This marks the second prison term Hamm has do work with Eastwood after previously doing a small role in the director ’s 2000 filmSpace Cowboys . Most lately , Hamm appeared in theAmazonseriesGood Omensas the archangel Gabriel . He will next be seen alongside Adam Driver in the dramaThe Report , and has also snagged a theatrical role opposite Tom Cruise inTop Gun : Maverick . Hamm is of course best known for flirt the carousing , womanizing ad human race Don Draper on AMC ’s acclaim seriesMad Men , a role for which he won a pair of Golden Globes and an Emmy .
Wilde meanwhile has branched out from acting , makingher feature cinema directorial debutin 2019 with the well - receive stripling comedyBooksmart . On the acting side , Wilde was last seen in the 2018 thrillerThe Vigilante , as well as the 2018 amorous dramaLife Itself . Wilde ’s resume also include 81 episode of the FOX dramaHouseas Dr. Remy " Thirteen " Hadley , as well as the 2010 sci - fi movieTRON : Legacy .
Given Eastwood ’s fabled status as a director , it ’s not surprising to see his late moving picture pull in big time talent like Hamm and Wilde , not to mention Rockwell . That being enounce , Eastwood ’s recent output has been rather variable at least according to critic , so it remain to be seen ifThe Ballad of Richard Jewellwill take its place as a square Eastwood film , or a dissatisfactory one .
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Source : Deadline
