A trailer has been released for the upcoming film The Boys in the Boat, adapted from Daniel James Brown's nonfiction book about the University of Washington men's crew team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. IndieWire reported that George Clooney directs the historical drama, "on the heels of helming The Tender Bar," from a script by Mark L. Smith.
Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner are among the cast, which includes Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.
Clooney produces the film along with Grant Heslov. Kevin Ulrich, Barbara A. Hall, Gary Barber, and Peter Oillataguerre serve as executive producers. The Boys in the Boat premieres December 25 in theaters.