--- description: Channing Tatum is set to co-direct and produce a film version of the young adult novel Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. title: Channing Tatum 'Leonard Peacock': Actor To Direct Film Based on Novel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt354707c0f8a6cfdd/69876a632dce0108dd9dbf33/462299399.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Channing Tatum to Direct Young Adult Adaptation _Leonard Peacock_  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 21, 2014 10:11 PM CUT  Channing Tatum at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Jan. 12, 2014. Channing Tatum at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Jan. 12, 2014.George Pimentel—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 21, 2014 10:11 PM CUT Channing Tatum is set to co-direct and produce a film version of the young adult novel _Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock_ with his filmmaking partner Reid Carolin, according to [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/channing-tatum-direct-ya-drama-751165?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-11-21%2013%3A27%3A59%5Ftsiegel "undefined"). The novel, written by _Silver Linings Playbook_ author Matthew Quick, tells the story of Leonard Peacock and his plans to kill himself alongside his former best friend. There’s no word yet on who will adapt the novel for the screen. **MORE:** [Channing Tatum’s body of work](http://time.com/3583131/channing-tatums-body-of-work/ "undefined") Made famous for his portrayal of hunky lead characters, Tatum has been moving toward more dramatic roles. In his new [movie](http://time.com/3583119/review-foxcatchers-mat-madness/ "undefined") _Foxcatcher_, Tatum plays Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz. He may also take an acting role in _Leonard Peacock._ \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/channing-tatum-direct-ya-drama-751165?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-11-21%2013%3A27%3A59%5Ftsiegel "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3600509/channing-tatum-leonard-peacock/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3600509/channing-tatum-leonard-peacock/"},"headline":"Channing Tatum to Direct Young Adult Adaptation Leonard Peacock","datePublished":"2014-11-21T22:11:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:17:47.496Z","description":"Tatum has been moving toward more dramatic movies","url":"https://time.com/3600509/channing-tatum-leonard-peacock/","keywords":["movies","Channing Tatum"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt354707c0f8a6cfdd/69876a632dce0108dd9dbf33/462299399.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt354707c0f8a6cfdd/69876a632dce0108dd9dbf33/462299399.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Channing Tatum","caption":"Channing Tatum","creditText":"George Pimentel—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3600509/channing-tatum-leonard-peacock/","name":"Channing Tatum to Direct Young Adult Adaptation Leonard Peacock"}}]}] ```