For decades, John Grisham has enthralled readers with his page-turning legal thrillers featuring lawyers of all types, from the friendly small-town type to the greedy corporate type, as well as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jason Bateman (Getty Images) Jason Bateman is in talks to direct Universal Pictures’ adaptation of John Grisham’s “The Partner,” ...

Jason Bateman will most likely be making a third film as a director with the upcoming Universal legal drama, The Partner. Tom Holland should most likely play the title role in the new thriller.

Hollywood is generating major buzz with the announcement that Emmy-winning actor and director Jason Bateman is set to helm the film adaptation of John Grisham’s bestselling 1997 novel, The Partner.

Jason Bateman is in talks to direct Universal Pictures’ adaptation of John Grisham’s “The Partner,” TheWrap has learned. Bateman will executive produce and Michael Costigan will produce for Aggregate ...