The Boys in The Boat Directed by George Clooney: First Still and Featurette Released
The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.
IMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer have released the first stills and featurette today, 4th of October. In it, both the director and writer take the opportunity to stir the anticipation. George Clooney commented pained a picture of strong tough kids who were poor and hungry. “They were rowing because it was the only way they could stay in college. Stakes were much higher for them and it gave them an edge.
You can pull yourself up from nothing and succeed.
George Clooney, director of The Boys in The Boat
In the film we see young university students “take on the seniors, then take on the fraternity kids, and then taking on the nazi’s. [it’s like] every film that we have ever seen that has an underdog and you are always rooting for.”
Daniel James Brown commented: “there is lots of time when human spirit prevails over circumstances that they ought to be able to prevail over. It reminds us what we are capable of when we pull together.”
