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18.01.2022 - 22:19 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Finding Neverland, World War Z and The Kite Runner director Marc Forster has been set to direct Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the anticipated U.S. adaptation of Swedish comedy hit A Man Called Ove, we can reveal.
Two-time Oscar nominee David Magee (Life Of Pi) is scripting the project and re-uniting with Forster after their collaboration on acclaimed drama Finding Neverland, for which both were BAFTA nominated.
Production is due to begin this year on the feature which has been in the works for a few years and is based on the Swedish hit novel by Fredrik Backman. The life affirming comedy about love and unexpected friendships sold more than seven million copies worldwide and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 77 consecutive weeks at the time of its release.
The novel was subsequently adapted for the big screen by SF Studios and released in 2015, garnering two Oscar nominations. The charming pic was the highest-grossing foreign language film in the U.S. in 2016.
Fredrik Wikström Nicastro of Nordic major SF Studios is producing with Rita Wilson (Mamma Mia!), and Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. Forster will serve as executive producer alongside Renée Wolfe via their production company 2DUX2.
Screen icon Hanks is in production on Apple series Masters Of The Air, Robert Zemeckis’s Pinocchio, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Biz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic.
Forster stated: “When I first read Fredrik Backman’s novel, I fell in love with the notion that friendship has the power to shape a person’s life. I can’t wait to create a film with so much humor and heart alongside Tom and Rita.”
Rita Wilson commented: “Fredrik Backman wrote a novel that has entertained, moved and inspired countless readers
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