'Richard Jewell' trivia and fun facts
The same place
Filming of the concerts and bombing scenes took place in the same location as the original incident site of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park.
Kenny Rogers
Bobbi Jewell asked that the Kenny Rogers concert be included in the film, as she is a huge fan.
No rings
All of the Atlanta Olympic Games logos in the film are missing the 5 rings. The International Olympic Committee denied the use of the rings for copyright protection and to "protect the use of the iconic emblem".
Real footage
WSB Channel 2 news footage is with the real Richard Jewel that originally aired.
Second adaptation
It marks as the second time a 1990's article written by journalist Marie Brenner was turned into a movie. The first one being 'The Insider' (1999).
Producers instead of cast
Leonardo DiCaprio y Jonah Hill were eyed for roles in the movie. They couldn't at the end, but they still collaborate as producers.
Looking for a director
Originally, this movie was to be directed by Paul Greengrass, but he dropped out to do 'Jason Bourne'. David O. Russell was eventually approached for the project, but a deal never developed. It would be two years until April 2015, Clint Eastwood began to circle the project as his follow up to Sully (2016), but Eastwood chose another in-development project, The 15:17 to Paris, to helm instead. In December 2016, Ezra Edelman, an Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker signed on to helm the project for his first directorial narrative feature film, but dropped out in late 2018 after not getting it off the ground. In May 2019, Clint Eastwood signed back on to direct.