Dylan and Clooney set to retell story of Calico Joe

George Clooney and Bob Dylan are to work on a new film adaptation of John Grisham’s baseball-themed book Calico Joe.

The project has Clooney and his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov getting together with Dylan’s Grey Water Park Productions.

 Calico Joe is the story of a father and son, played out against the backdrop of league baseball in the United States.

“John has written a beautiful story and the chance to collaborate with Bob to bring it to the screen is just fantastic,” Clooney said.

Dylan said: “George and Grant see in this book what I see in it – a powerful story that will resonate with young and old alike. People in all walks of life will be able to relate to.”

A statement from Bob and George said: “In this climate, with the ever-evolving distribution landscape and different ways to reach audiences, we feel this is the perfect time to focus on development with the best storytellers.

“The calibre of talent involved, and quality of John Grisham’s amazing book is the exact type of content we are looking to develop and produce.

Bob released his new album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ back in June, which NME called “arguably his grandest poetic statement yet” in a five-star review.

 The album went on to debut at number two on the US Billboard charts, making Dylan the only artist to have achieved a Top 40 album in the US in every decade since the 1960s.

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