MGM has inked a first-look deal with George Clooney and Grant Heslov?s Smokehouse Pictures, the studio?s motion picture group president Jonathan Glickman announced on Tuesday.
The deal will span two years, and the first film under the deal will center on motoring engineer and designer John DeLorean.
?We are thrilled to bring George, Grant and their spectacular team into the MGM family,? Glickman said in a statement. ?Smokehouse has an undeniable pedigree, representing the high quality and entertaining slate of talent we look to work with as we expand the MGM slate.?
Clooney is set to direct the untitled John DeLorean feature, with the possibility of playing DeLorean.
The film will be written by Keith Bunin (?Which Brings Me to You?) and is based on the Epic magazine article ?Saint John,? written by journalist Alex Pappademas.
?We?re thrilled to be working with Jon and all the folks over at MGM and look forward to a long successful partnership,? Clooney and Heslov said in a joint statement.
