Leatherheads is a romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s professional football starring George Clooney, John Krasinski, and Renée Zellweger. The film will be released on April 4, 2008. It is rated PG-13 for brief strong language by the MPAA.

George Clooney watched many old Screwball-comedies in preparation for this movie.

For this role, John Krasinski had to change his usual hair style. This hair change was worked into a story on his television show, "Office, The" (2005).