The film will be based on the Swedish hit novel of the same name by Fredrik BackmanFilmmaker Marc Forster has been roped in to direct Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks in the English-language remake of the hit Swedish movie “A Man Called Ove”. Also Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. You can subscribe for free hereForster and Magee worked together for 2004 movie “Finding Neverland”, starring Johnny Depp. Ove has given up on life but things change when he develops an unlikely friendship with his new and boisterous neighbours. The remake of “A Man Called Ove” will be produced by Fredrik Wikstrom Nicastro of SF Studios along with Rita Wilson and Playtone partners Hanks and Gary Goetzman.

Source: The Star January 20, 2022 19:45 UTC