Director of last year’s horror remake FRIGHT NIGHT and the beautiful LARS AND THE REAL GIRL (2007), is currently in negotiations to direct an ‘inspirational’ sports movie for Disney, MILLION DOLLAR ARM, which John Hamm is set to star in. The film will focus on sports agent J.B. Bernstein, who after hosting a cricket reality show in India, decided that some of the players would be good enough to pitch for American League baseball. Bernstein had to teach the new recruits, who signed up with the Pittsburgh Pirates, not only the rules of baseball but also American culture and the English language.
Gillespie has shown himself to be quite versatile in the three films he has directed, and he has also worked on TV series UNITED STATES OF TARA. As it’s from Disney I’m doubtful they will show the gradual fall of the baseball stars, and will probably have more culture clash comedy than is necessary. Can’t wait for the scene in which the wacky foreigners shout “LBW” during practice, or call it bowling instead of pitching, or call the bat a…well that one still works.
Source: Variety
