“La Russa is one of baseball’s most intriguing figures. Bissinger is one of our most respected writers. Together, they provide a unique and compelling view inside the game that for so long has fascinated, rewarded, and tortured the Cardinals manager.”
— Bob Costas, HBO & NBC sports commentator
The Pulitzer-winning journalist and author of Friday Night Lights had unprecedented access to Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, as well as his staff and team.
He used that entrée to pick La Russa’s formidable baseball brain about everything from how he assembles a lineup to why he uses certain relievers. As the series unfolds, Bissinger reveals La Russa’s history and personality, conveying the manager’s intensity and his compulsive need to be prepared for any situation that might arise during “the war of each at-bat.”
Kevin Pollak has captured the attention of audiences worldwide with his award-winning range of both dramatic and comedic roles. Pollak, through his partnership in production company Red Bird Cinema, has obtained exclusive movie rights to the New York Times Bestseller 3 Nights in August. This is an authentic baseball narrative, written by Pulitzer Prize-wining author Buzz Bissinger, writer of the book and movie hit, Friday Night Lights with Billy Bob Thornton. Pollak has now adapted Bissinger’s 3 Nights in August into an exciting screenplay rendition.
Kevin Pollak’s, second draft of the 3 Nights in August
screenplay has been completed, and Pollak is currently
working on the final polish.