The Boys in the Boat Video: George Clooney Discusses His Next Directorial Feature

The Boys in the Boat Clip Highlights Underdog Rowing Team’s First Victory

MGM has released a brand new The Boys in the Boat clip from George Clooney’s forthcoming sports biographical drama, which is scheduled to arrive theaters on December 25. The video shows an underdog college rowing team defying everyone’s expectations by winning their first match.

Check out The Boys in the Boat video below (watch more trailers):

What to expect in The Boys in the Boat?

The Boys in the Boat is directed by Clooney from a screenplay written by Mark L. Smith, based on Daniel James Brown’s 2013’s novel of the same name. The film stars Callum Turner, Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.

“Based on the bestselling non-fiction novel about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, this true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they’re thrust into the spotlight and take on elite international rivals,” reads the synopsis.

The film is executive produced by Gary Barber, Barbara A. Hall, Andy Mitchell, Peter Oillataguerre, and Kevin Ulrich. Clooney, Lee Grumett, and Grant Heslov are also serving as producers.

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