MGM has dropped the first-look video for George Clooney’s forthcoming film adaptation of The Boys in the Boat, based on Daniel James Brown’s 2013’s novel of the same name.
The featurette features Clooney discussing the theme and premise of the sports period drama, which serves as the Oscar winner’s latest directorial effort following 2021’s The Tender Bar. It also provides the first Boys in the Boat footage, highlighting the determination of a college rowing team consisting of working class student athletes who were able to defy everyone’s expectations.
Check out The Boys in the Boat video below (watch more trailers):
What to expect in The Boys in the Boat?
“Based on the bestselling non-fiction novel about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, this true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they’re thrust into the spotlight and take on elite international rivals,” reads the synopsis.
The Boys in the Boat is directed by Clooney from a screenplay written by Mark L. Smith. The film stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.
It is executive produced by Gary Barber, Barbara A. Hall, Andy Mitchell, Peter Oillataguerre, and Kevin Ulrich. Clooney, Lee Grumett, and Grant Heslov are also serving as producers.
