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Clint Eastwood‘s latest film is unfortunately not a box office smash.

Richard Jewell opened to a mere $5 million at the box office in its opening weekend, Variety reported on Sunday (December 15).

The film, about the security guard falsely accused by the media for playing a part in the 1996 Olympics bombing, garnered critical acclaim, but not audience demand.

The movie currently has a 73% Fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

This marks the 89-year-old director’s worst openings in four decades. The only one to have a weaker opening was his 1980 film, Billy Bronco, at $3.6 million.

“Given the crowded market, sources estimate that Richard Jewell could tap out in North America with $25 million to $30 million and might result in tens of millions in theatrical losses. The movie cost $45 million to produce,” Variety reported.

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The cast of Clint Eastwood‘s movie Richard Jewell are defending Olivia Wilde‘s role!

While attending the Atlanta screening of Richard Jewell at Rialto Center for the Arts on Tuesday (December 10), the cast spoke out for the first time since the Atlanta Journal Constitution called the film “defamatory.”

In the film, Olivia Wilde portrays AJC reporter Kathy Scruggs offering to trade sex with FBI agent John Shaw for the name of their prime suspect in the 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta, Richard Jewell.

Jon Hamm, who plays Tom Shaw in the movie, called the comments ridiculous: “It’s my understanding that the people making these accusations haven’t seen the film yet. I kind of feel like the irony in that is sort of ridiculous. Kathy is portrayed by Olivia in this film as she was, which is an incredibly nuanced individual. To reduce her to this one thing is not fair,” he said (via 11 Alive). “I think that there were certainly suggestions of impropriety with her character, but there are also some suggestions of impropriety with the character that I play and that’s part of the tragedy of this story.”

Paul Walter Hauser, who stars as Jewell, didn’t appear to be concerned by the backlash.

“I think the feeling is that it sorta came out of nowhere,” Paul explained. “This project has been around for about 5 years. It was a very famous screen play. It had Leo (Leonardo DeCaprio) attached to it at some point. They could have done their digging. It was the last minute decision by the AJC, and while I appreciate their opinion I’m not going to let it be a shrouded or shadow over the celebration of this moment for the Jewell family.”

Jon Hamm and Paul were joined at the event by their co-stars Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell, Franco Castan and Josh Henry, director Clint Eastwood, Jewell‘s real-life mother Barbara “Bobi” Jewell and Watson Bryant Jr., real-life attorney and friend of Richard Jewell.

Clint Eastwood makes an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Monday (December 9), to promote his brand new film Richard Jewell!

The 89-year-old actor-director also explains why he continued to work at Warner Bros. Studios, despite a wildfire that came very close to the lot last month.

Ellen describes the November 10 blaze, known as the Barham brush fire, as a “really bad fire that came really close to the lot,” adding that “air quality was so bad that everyone evacuated.”

“I was coming back down to do some work at a sound stage and I saw all this smoke going. And I’m getting closer and closer and its Warner Bros. and its smoke and I got almost up there and I thought, the whole studio’s burning down, maybe I’ll go in and see if I can retrieve something,” Clint explains. “So we went on the sound stage and started working and we forgot about it and… everybody said, ‘The studio’s been evacuated!’ And I said, ‘We’re not evacuated, we’re here working!’”

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Jon Hamm and Sam Rockwell suit up for the premiere of Richard Jewell on Wednesday night (November 20) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.

Joining the guys at the premiere held during the 2019 AFI Fest included fellow cast members Kathy Bates, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ian Gomez along with director Clint Eastwood.

The film follows American security guard, Richard Jewell, who heroically saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist.

Richard Jewell will be released in theaters on December 13 – watch the trailer here!

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The trailer for Richard Jewell is here!

The film, which is directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, tells the story of what happens when what is reported as fact obscures the truth.

Here’s a plot summary: Richard Jewell is the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing—his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI’s number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence. But Bryant finds he is out of his depth as he fights the combined powers of the FBI, GBI and APD to clear his client’s name,while keeping Richard from trusting the very people trying to destroy him.

Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and Paul Walter Hauser star in the movie.

The film will be in theaters on December 13. Watch the trailer inside…

Jon Hamm and Olivia Wilde are hard at work on their upcoming movie The Ballad of Richard Jewell!

The 48-year-old Black Mirror actor and the 35-year-old Booksmart actress were spotted on set on Wednesday (July 24) at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.

They were joined by director Clint Eastwood.

Olivia donned a plunging, printed blouse with a high-waisted beige skirt.

Jon was also seen sporting a more casual outfit – a white t-shirt with red shorts and a red baseball cap – while holding onto some to-go food earlier in the day.

In The Ballad of Richard Jewell, American security guard Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser), heroically saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is unjustly vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist.

Olivia Wilde will play reporter Kathy Scruggs, who covered the event, and Jon will play an FBI agent investigating the bombing.

Check out the trailer for Jon Hamm‘s Top Gun: Maverick if you haven’t yet!

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Olivia Wilde and Jon Hamm have joined the cast of Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film Richard Jewell!

The duo are set to star in the film, which is based on a Vanity Fair article chronicling the life of Richard Jewell after he became a suspect for the pipe-bombing at Centennial Park during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Richard, a real-life security guard, had his life turned upside down after law enforcement leaked to an overzealous reporter that he was a possible suspect.

According to Variety, Olivia will play reporter Kathy Scruggs, who covered the event, and Jon will play an FBI agent investigating the bombing.

The cast already includes Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell and Kathy Bates.