Justin Timberlake Adds Trouble with the Curve

Justin Timberlake has signed on to join Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams in Warner Bros.' baseball drama Trouble with the Curve, which will mark the directorial debut of Clint Eastwood's longtime producing partner Robert Lorenz.

Randy Brown wrote the script, which finds Eastwood playing an aging baseball scout with vision problems who takes a road trip to Atlanta with his daughter to take a look at a hot prospect.

Justin Timberlake will play Clint Eastwood's pal Johnny Flanagan, a former pitcher who now works as a baseball scout for the New York Yankees. His character is a potential love interest for Amy Adams, who plays Clint Eastwood's daughter.

Source: Variety

Matthew Lillard Has Some Trouble with the Curve

Actor Matthew Lillard, who recently appeared in The Descendants, is in negotiations to join Trouble with the Curve alongside Clint Eastwood.

The story centers on Clint Eastwood's character, a professional baseball scout who is losing his eyesight. He brings his daughter along on a scouting trip to Atlanta, so he can evaluate a young prospect. Matthew Lillard will play another scout in the drama. We reported back in November that Amy Adams was offered the daughter role, although it still isn't known if she has accepted yet.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Trouble with the Curve: The Clint Eastwood-Amy Adams baseball drama!

Warner Bros. has set a Sept. 28 release date for baseball drama Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams.

The story centers on Clint Eastwood's character, a baseball scout who is beginning to lose his sight. He brings his daughter (Amy Adams) along on a scouting trip to Atlanta, so he can take a look at a young prospect. Amy Adams hasn't accepted the offer yet, and it is said she may have scheduling issues to work out if she takes the role.

Robert Lorenz is directing Trouble with the Curve from a screenplay by Randy Brown. Robert Lorenz is Clint Eastwood's producing partner at Malpaso Productions, and Trouble with the Curve will serve as his directorial debut.

Source: Hollywood Reporter