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Jason Bateman in Talks to Direct Tom Holland’s ‘The Partner’ for Universal

The move advances a long-stalled Grisham adaptation now in active development at Universal.

Overview

  • Bateman is poised to helm the feature and executive-produce under Aggregate Films, with Michael Costigan producing.
  • Tom Holland is producing through Billy 17 and is expected to star as Patrick Lanigan pending a finalized deal.
  • Rideback secured rights to John Grisham’s 1997 bestseller, with Jonathan Eirich producing and Nick Reynolds executive-producing.
  • Oscar winner Graham Moore wrote a previous version of the screenplay centered on a lawyer who fakes his death after taking $90 million.
  • Universal executives Ryan Jones and Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the project, which has no announced start date or release timeline.