Glen Powell is set to star as New York Yankees icon Lou Gehrig in Linklater’s next feature film, according to reports from Deadline.

Simon Rich is penning the script for the Universal feature that will focus on the late Yankees legend.

Glen Powell is taking on the role of Lou Gehrig.The actor is set to star in a film about the baseball legend for Universal ...

The late Yankees star, who was diagnosed with ALS before his untimely death, is remembered as one of the greatest baseball ...

The untitled film is set at Universal Pictures and has Simon Rich ("Artificial") writing the screenplay.

Adding to his collection of baseball movies and historical fiction, Richard Linklater is reteaming with Glen Powell for a ...