Trouble with the Curve was released in May of 2012.
Trouble with the Curve is a 2012 sports-drama film directed by Robert Lorenz , and starring Clint Eastwood , Amy Adams , Justin Timberlake , Matthew Lillard and John Goodman .. Robert Lorenz. Robert Lorenz. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood. Amy Adams. Amy Adams. Justin Timberlake. Justin Timberlake. Matthew Lillard. Matthew Lillard. John Goodman. John Goodman. sports. List of sports films. drama film. drama film. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose daughter joins him on a scouting trip .. baseball scout. baseball scout. Filming began in March 2012 , and the film was released on September 21 , 2012 .. This was Eastwood 's first acting project since 2008 's Gran Torino and his first acting role in a film he did not direct since his cameo in 1995 's Casper .. Gran Torino. Gran Torino. Casper. Casper ( film ). A year after its release the film became the subject of a plagiarism lawsuit by a producer alleging that his former partner had taken an unfinished script after a dispute and conspired with his agent and Warner Brothers to present it as the work of a relative unknown .. plagiarism. plagiarism. conspired. conspiracy ( law )