{"id":14133,"date":"2026-07-23T02:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14133"},"modified":"2026-07-23T02:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:10:43","slug":"glen-powell-to-play-lou-gehrig-in-richard-linklater-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14133","title":{"rendered":"Glen Powell to Play Lou Gehrig in Richard Linklater Biopic"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Glenn-Powell-photo-by-Fred-Duval-Shutterstock-Lou-Gehrig-biopic.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1613229\" data-title=\"Glen Powell to Star in Lou Gehrig Biopic Directed by Richard Linklater\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/glen-powell-lou-gehrig-biopic-richard-linklater\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/glen-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glen Powell<\/a> is set to take on the role of New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig. The currently untitled film will see him reunite with Richard Linklater after they made the college baseball comedy <em>Everybody Wants Some!!<\/em> in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Linklater is attached to direct, with\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> vet Simon Rich writing the screenplay.\u00a0<em>SNL<\/em> head honcho Lorne Michaels, a lifelong Yankees fan, will produce alongside Powell. Linklater is currently in talks to produce.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/glen-powell-lou-gehrig-movie-richard-linklater-1236999778\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Deadline<\/a>, Gehrig\u2019s teammate Babe Dahlgren, who had the unenviable task of replacing him at first base, will have an important role in the film. No production start date has been set, but Powell apparently intends to take a break from filming after starring in <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2025\/11\/the-running-man-review-glen-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Running Man<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<em>How to Make a Killing<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/super-mario-galaxy-movie-review-deranged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em><\/a>, and\u00a0<em>Chad Powers<\/em> during the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>A Hall of Famer, Lou Gehrig was renowned for his endurance, earning the nickname \u201cthe Iron Horse\u201d for his then-Major League Baseball record of 2,130 consecutive games played. A two-time American League Most Valuable Player, seven-time All-Star, and\u00a0Triple Crown winner, Gehrig won six World Series championships with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>In 1939, however, Gehrig\u2019s streak abruptly came to a halt as he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which became referred to as Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease. On July 4th, 1939, he delivered a retirement speech that has been called\u00a0\u201cbaseball\u2019s Gettysburg Address,\u201d in which he described himself\u00a0 as \u201cthe luckiest man on the face of the Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gehrig died just two years later on June 2nd, 1941 \u2014 17 days before his 38th birthday. 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