It’s been eighteen years since Clint Eastwood appeared on screen in something that he didn’t also direct. But with his next planned project – the latest version of oft-remade drama A Star is Born – delayed while female lead Beyonce to give birth, he’s now pondering filling the unexpected gap with a little thesping work, in Trouble with the Curve.
The drama, written by Randy Brown, finds an aging baseball scout battling trouble with his vision. He and his daughter travel to Atlanta to see a likely star player in the making.
And the film will also possibly boast a first-time director, albeit one Eastwood has more than a passing familiarity with: Robert Lorenz, who just so happens to be his business partner in production company Malpaso. Lorenz has also worked as an assistant director on many of Eastwood’s films, so he’s had quite the education.
According to Deadline, it’s far from set in stone as to whether Eastwood or Lorenz will lock in a deal, so Warner Bros. is waiting to have them both signed up before it starts to look for an actress to play the daughter character in Curve.
Eastwood’s latest directing gig, J. Edgar, is due to hit our screens on January 20.