The Tender Bar: The George Clooney-Ben Affleck Collab Gets a Release Date and First Look

George Clooney’s directorial “The Tender Bar”, Starring Ben Affleck, Gets a Release Date and First Look.

George Clooney‘s upcoming directorial, “The Tender Bar,” gets a release date. On account of the same, Amazon Studios has also dropped a first look at the film. No doubt, the last few months left in 2021 have some spectacular features lined up for release! Surely, George Clooney’s “The Tender Bar” is one of them.

First look of The Tender Bar
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The Tender Bar: Release Date

As Revealed by Amazon Studios, the film will hit the theatres in New York and L.A. on December 17, accompanied by a nationwide release on December 22. Finally, the feature will be available to stream on Amazon’s Prime Video service starting January 7.

The Tender Bar: Plot

George Clooney’s “The Tender Bar” is a variation of J.R. Moehringer’s memoir of the same name. It features J.R. Moehringer telling his coming-of-age events at a bar.
The Tender Bar narrates the story of a young boy (Sheridan) whose father disappeared soon after his birth. The boy grows up in the light of a bar and seeks a surrogate for his father among the patrons of his uncle’s bar. Eventually, he bonds with the bartender, his uncle Charlie (Affleck), who proves to be a loving fatherly figure. Ultimately, J.R proceeds to pursue his dreams as his mother strives to make a better life for her son and a chaotic family from the Long Island.

 Verified Ben Affleck and director George Clooney filmed scenes for The Tender Bar in Fitchburg
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The Tender Bar: Cast

It is already known that George Clooney directs the drama. Well, he has definitely put together a powerful cast for the film. While Ben Affleck appears in the role of the young boy’s uncle, Tye Sheridan (“Ready Player One”) will play Moehringer. Christopher Lloyd and Lily Rabe have also joined the film.

Also, Oscar-winner William Monaghan (“The Departed”) drafted the screenplay based on the book memoir. Clooney and Grant Heslov produced the film through their Smokehouse Pictures.

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