Glen Powell and Richard Linklater re-team for new Lou Gehrig biopic

Richard Linklater and Glen Powell are set for another collaboration, this time for a film about baseball legend Lou Gehrig. According to reports from Variety and TheWrap, the project is heading to Universal Pictures.

This marks the third time the director and star will work together, following "Hit Man" and "Everybody Wants Some!" The film will be written by Simon Rich.

Lorne Michaels is also on board as a producer, per both outlets. The untitled biopic will chronicle the life and career of the Hall of Famer famously known as "The Iron Horse."

More like this

MOVIES

Liam and Noel Gallagher Present Oasis Doc to an Eight-Minute Standing O in Venice

MOVIES

Maggie Gyllenhaal's AI Marilyn Monroe Experiment Was a Flop

MOVIES

Robert Pattinson's Chris Hansen film 'Primetime' gets huge Venice ovation

MOVIES

Resident Evil Reboot Eyes Record Box Office Haul