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Jason Bateman will direct Tom Holland in the adaptation of John Grisham's bestselling novel, featuring a $90 million theft and a manhunt involving the FBI, Universal Pictures announced.
- Universal Pictures tapped Jason Bateman to direct the adaptation of John Grisham's The Partner, with Tom Holland in talks to star and produce, earlier this year.
- Rideback secured the rights to John Grisham's 1997 novel The Partner and hired Oscar-winning screenwriter Graham Moore to adapt it, reviving a stalled project once attached to John Lee Hancock at New Regency.
- Patrick Lanigan stages a burning-car death to steal $90 million from a client, forcing him to face the FBI and the wife and newborn daughter he leaves behind.
- The project could be shooting this year while Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell oversee production, with Jason Bateman executive producing and Michael Costigan producing for Aggregate Films.
- Bateman will be making his third feature as a director, following Bad Words and The Family Fang, while an eleventh Grisham adaptation signals ongoing Hollywood interest.
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Jason Bateman to Direct Tom Holland in Film Adaptation of John Grisham Novel ‘The Partner’ | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Jason Bateman to Direct Tom Holland in Film Adaptation of John Grisham Novel ‘The Partner’ Jason Bateman is set to direct the upcoming adaptation of John Grisham's novel The Partner, with Tom Holland in talks to star! This Universal project will mark…
Jason Bateman In Talks To Direct Universal Feature Take Of John Grisham’s ‘The Partner’ With Tom Holland, Rideback & Aggregate Producing
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Jason Bateman will be making his third feature as a director with Universal's adaptation of John Grisham's The Partner. The Ozark star, EP and director will also executive produce The Partner under his Aggregate Films, with his partner Michael Costigan producing.
Jason Bateman will direct his third feature film, an adaptation of John Grisham's novel The Partner, for Universal Pictures. He will also serve as an executive producer on the project. When the film was first announced, it was revealed that Tom Holland was playing the lead role, and this remains the case. Holland will play a rather unlikable character.
Jason Bateman to direct Tom Holland in John Grisham’s The Partner
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Jason Bateman to direct Tom Holland in John Grisham’s The Partner In a piece of news that feels straight out of the 1990s, a new John Grisham thriller is heading to the big-screen and it appears The Partner has found its director in the shape of Emmy winning Ozark star Jason Bateman. Tom Holland’s involvement in the project was announced earlier this year, with the Spider-Man […] Read the original…
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