Written and directed by Billy Ray based on F. Scott Fitzgerald鈥檚 final unfinished novel, The Last Tycoon, from Sony TV鈥檚 TriStar Television, was inspired by the life of film mogul Irving Thalberg, on whom the book鈥檚 protagonist Monroe Stahr was based. The project centers on Stahr (Bomer), Hollywood鈥檚 first wunderkind studio executive in the 1930s as he climbs to the height of power pitting him against his mentor and current head of the studio, the brawny, imposing, charming and vain Pat Brady (Grammer), a character based on Louis B. Mayer.
Bailey will play Clint Frost, an actor who鈥檚 handsome as hell, confident and excited about viewing an early preview of his movie, The Bells of Boston, for the studio brass. However, his elation turns to fear when he realizes his performance, like the movie, is not good.