Hollywood good guy Tom Hanks is breaking the mold by playing a snobbery in “A Man Called Otto.”
His character, Otto Andersen, is a 60-year-old man who plans to end his life following the death of his wife and forced retirement, but instead befriends his lively neighbors and sees life through a positive lens. starts watching.
The comedy-drama is adapted from the 2012 Swedish novel “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman which became the 2015 Oscar-nominated film.
A Man Called Otto, directed by Marc Forster, opens in select theaters Friday.
Hanks, who won Academy Awards for best actor for “Forrest Gump” and “Philadelphia,” said zero auditions were required for his role, as he and his wife, Rita Wilson, worked closely together to adapt the novel and film for American audiences. The rights were bought.