Tom Hanks to Reunite With Forrest Gump Director For New Movie

Tom Hanks is set to reteam with Forrest Gump and Cast Away director, Robert Zemeckis, for a feature film adaptation of the graphic novel, Here. Written by illustrator and comic books artist Richard McGuire and published in 2014, the story of Here, which is also based on his six-page comic strip, centers around one room and chronicles the events of the many people who inhabit it for hundreds of thousands of years, from the past to the distant future.

Now, it’s been reported by Deadline that a feature-length movie adaptation of Here is currently in development and it will see Hanks reunite with Zemeckis and writer Eric Roth for the first time as a trio since their Oscar-winning collaboration in the 1994 drama Forrest Gump, which had earned each of them the famous statuette. Production companies Playtone and ImageMovers will produce the film, with the deal being arranged by agencies CAA (which reps Hanks, Playtone, and Roth) and WME (which reps Zemeckis and ImageMovers).

The above-mentioned project marks Hanks’ fifth collaboration with Zemeckis, which also includes 2000’s Cast Away, 2004’s Christmas-themed animated film Polar Express, and the upcoming live-action movie adaptation of Pinnochio that is set to release on Disney+ later this year. Here is said to be a big-ticket film with a lot of heart and with recent films like Finch, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and News of the World, Hanks has proved that he can still pull off emotionally powerful roles. Here promises moviegoers and fans of the Hollywood star a heartfelt story in what could be yet another dream collaboration with the Back to the Future director.

Source: Deadline