{"id":13968,"date":"2026-07-22T22:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13968"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:32:32","slug":"glen-powell-to-lead-lou-gehrig-movie-from-richard-linklater-michaels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13968","title":{"rendered":"Glen Powell to Lead Lou Gehrig Movie From Richard Linklater, Michaels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/glen-powell\/\" id=\"auto-tag_glen-powell_1\" data-tag=\"glen-powell\">Glen Powell<\/a> is gearing up to feel like the luckiest man alive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPowell is set to star in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/universal-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_universal-2_1\" data-tag=\"universal-2\">Universal<\/a> Pictures\u2019 movie about Lou Gehrig that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/richard-linklater\/\" id=\"auto-tag_richard-linklater_1\" data-tag=\"richard-linklater\">Richard Linklater<\/a> is attached to direct, <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> has confirmed. Simon Rich, known for <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> and the forthcoming Sam Altman-focused film <em>Artificial<\/em>, is penning the script. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tProducers for the untitled project include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/lorne-michaels\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lorne-michaels_1\" data-tag=\"lorne-michaels\">Lorne Michaels<\/a> and Erin David for Broadway Video through its first-look deal with Universal. Additionally, Powell will produce with Dan Cohen under Barnstorm\u2019s first-look deal with the studio, while Linklater is in talks to produce for Detour Filmproduction. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLou Gehrig played first base for the New York Yankees and was part of the famed 1927 lineup known as \u201cMurderers\u2019 Row\u201d that included Babe Ruth. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Gehrig died in 1941 at age 37 after battling ALS, and Gary Cooper portrayed the athlete in the 1942 feature <em>The Pride of the Yankees<\/em>, which focuses on his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tPowell can soon be seen starring in Judd Apatow\u2019s <em>The Comeback King<\/em>, with Universal set to release the comedy in theaters early next year. Powell also stars opposite Jenna Ortega in next year\u2019s Warner Bros. feature <em>The Great Beyond<\/em> from filmmaker J.J. Abrams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<em>More to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glen Powell is gearing up to feel like the luckiest man alive. Powell is set to star in Universal Pictures\u2019 movie about Lou Gehrig that Richard Linklater is attached to direct, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Simon Rich, known for Saturday Night Live and the forthcoming Sam Altman-focused film Artificial, is penning the script. 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