Paul Walter Hauser Lands Lead Role in 'The Ballad of Richard Jewell'

Paul Walter Hauser (“I, Tonya,” “BlackKkKlansman”) has booked the lead and title role for “The Ballad of Richard Jewell,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. “The Ballad of Richard Jewell” is based on the story of a security guard who was considered a suspect in the bombing that took place Atlanta’s Centennial Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Billy Ray wrote the screenplay based on the 1997 Vanity Fair article from Marie Brenner that describes how Jew...