First Look at The Tender Bar - and dates for launch

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[size=34]First Look At Ben Affleck And Tye Sheridan In George Clooney's The Tender Bar[/size]
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George Clooney is back behind the camera again for his latest directorial outing, this time eschewing starring. Instead, he has the likes of Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan and Christopher Lloyd front and centre for The Tender Bar. Check out a first look image.

Adapted by The Departed's William Monahan from the memoir of the same name by JR Moehringer, The Tender Bar tells the story of JR (Sheridan), a fatherless lad growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie (Affleck), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother (Lily Rabe) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her – and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father (Lloyd) – JR begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams, with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar.

Amazon Studios is clearly looking at this one as an awards contender, and has scheduled a 17 December limited Stateside release, widening out on 22 December, and followed by a global launch on Prime Video on 7 January next year.

by annemarie Thu 23 Sep 2021, 11:56

[size=37]‘The Tender Bar’: Amazon Sets Release Date For George Clooney-Helmed Pic Starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan & More – First Look Image[/size]

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Amazon Studios has set a release date for George Clooney’s latest directorial effort, The Tender Bar, starring Ben Affleck (Argo), Tye Sheridan (The Card Counter), Lily Rabe (The Undoing), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future) and more.
The coming-of-age drama will hit L.A. and NY theaters in limited release on December 17, opening nationwide on December 22. The film will be available globally for streaming via Amazon Prime Video on January 7.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][size=10]Ben Affleck and Tye Sheridan in The Tender BarAmazon Studios
Clooney’s follow-up to Netflix sci-fi pic The Midnight Sky is an adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner J.R. Moehringer’s bestselling memoir of the same name, penned by Oscar winner William Monahan (The Departed, The Gambler).

It tells the story of J.R. (Sheridan), a boy growing up in Long Island who seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle Charlie’s (Affleck) bar. As his mother (Rabe) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her—and to leave the rundown home of her father (Lloyd)—J.R. begins to pursue his romantic and professional dreams.
The film’s ensemble also includes Max Casella, Sondra James, Max Martini, Michael Braun, Matthew Delamater, Rhenzy Feliz, Ivan Leung, Briana Middleton and newcomer Daniel Ranieri.
Clooney and Grant Heslov produced the film through their company Smokehouse Pictures, alongside Ted Hope, with Moehringer and Barbara A. Hall serving as executive producers.
Check out the first image from The Tender Bar, unveiled today by Amazon, above.

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First Look at The Tender Bar - and dates for launch