The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Channing Tatum has signed on to make his directorial debut with an adaptation of Matthew Quick’s (Silver Linings Playbook) book Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock for The Weinstein Company. Tatum will produce co-direct the film with Magic Mike helmer Reid Carolin.
The young adult book centres on high-schooler Leonard Peacock, an alienated high schooler who plans to kill his best friend and himself. It is said that Tatum could also star as “a heoric teacher who intervenes.”
Tatum will next be seen in Jupiter Ascending and Magic Mike XXL, while he also has roles in Hail, Caesar!, The Hateful Eight, Gambit and 23 Jump Street on his upcoming slate.
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Originally published November 23, 2014. Updated April 15, 2018.
