Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” will come out in time for
Christmas.
The Warner Bros. thriller will open on Dec. 14 in wide
release. Eastwood stars in the film and directs. “The Mule” will face off
against Universal’s pricey sci-fi fantasy “Mortal Engines,” STX’s Jennifer
Lopez rom-com “Second Act,” and Sony’s animated adventure “Spider-Man: Into The
Spider-Verse.” The film is seen as more of a commercial effort. It’s not
expected to be a major Oscar contender.
Eastwood stars in “The Mule” as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s
who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered
a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. After being assigned a menacing
handler, Stone also attracts attention from DEA agent Colin Bates. In addition
to Eastwood, the cast includes Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest, and Michael Pena.
The movie is Eastwood’s first acting role since 2012’s “Trouble with the
Curve.”
In an interview with Variety last month, Warner Bros. film
chief Toby Emmerich said he deferred to Eastwood about when the film would be
released.
“We’re waiting for Clint to show us the movie, and the way
that’s worked for 25 years is whenever and wherever Clint says,” said Emmerich.
Thanks to Jayne Smart
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