Exclusive: Clint Eastwood casts BlacKkKlansman actor as lead in Richard Jewell movie
In what has the potential to be a star-making turn, Paul Walter Hauser will star as Richard Jewell inOriginally set up in 2014 at Fox, the project, titled, has moved studios and is now at Eastwood’s longtime home, Warner Bros.
Jonah Hill was initially attached to play Jewell, with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to play his attorney. The two remain connected to the project as producers. Kevin Misher and Jennifer Davisson, DiCaprio’s partner at Appian Way, are also producing, as are Tim Moore and Jessica Meier.Jewell was working as a security guard at the 1996 Summer Games when he discovered a backpack containing pipe bombs and subsequently sounded the alarm and helped to clear the area.
Initially hailed as a hero, Jewell was soon the prime suspect, as the FBI searched his home twice. A media frenzy painted him as an overweight failed cop and mama's boy, and he became the punchline for late-night jokes. After being raked over the coals by the media, Jewell was cleared, but the damage had been done. Lawsuits followed , and the FBI and other government agencies were forced to make public apologies.
Jewell, who did work as a police officer and a sheriff's deputy, died in 2007 at the age of 44 due to health issues linked to his weight.article "The Ballad of Richard Jewell" written by Marie Brenner.and next appears opposite Mindy Kaling in . Hauser also had a standout role as Nancy Kerrigan's attacker in, which reunited him with Lee.
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