George Clooney Attached to Direct Adaptation of John Grisham’s Baseball Novel ‘Calico Joe,’ Will Produce With Bob Dylan

George Clooney and Grant Heslo will write and produce an adaptation of John Grisham’s baseball novel “Calico Joe,” with Clooney also attached to direct; Bob Dylan will also produce the film alongside Clooney and Heslov.Clooney and Heslov will produce “Calico Joe” as a feature film adaptation through their Smokehouse Pictures banner alongside Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions.“Calico Joe” is based on Grisham’s 2012 fiction novel set in the summer of 1973 about a star rookie baseball player for the Chicago Cubs whose life is changed when he’s hit by a near fatal pitch by an opposing New York Mets player. The book focuses on the Cubs batter and the effects of the pitch 30 years later through the eyes of the pitcher’s son. It’s described as a moving story of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, all set in the world of Major League Baseball. ...

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