Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Wednesday that Glen Powell is set to star as Lou Gehrig and Richard Linklater is attached to direct an untitled project at Universal.
- Simon Rich, a former Saturday Night Live writer, is reported to be the screenwriter for the film.
- Lorne Michaels and Erin David are reported to produce through Broadway Video’s first‑look deal with Universal while Powell will produce through Barnstorm and Linklater is reported to be in talks to produce via Detour.
- Sources say Babe Dahlgren, the player who replaced Gehrig at first base, is expected to have an important supporting role, but no casting beyond Powell has been confirmed.
- The project remains in early development with no announced production start date, Universal oversight by Erik Baiers reported, and the timing may depend on Powell’s and Linklater’s other commitments; the film joins a long history of cinematic takes on Gehrig, most famously 1942’s The Pride of the Yankees.