Hanks signs Swedish comedy remake

Tom Hanks is attached to star in “A Man Called Ove”, a remake of the popular Swedish film directed by Hannes Holm.

“A Man Called Ove” was nominated for two Academy Awards earlier this year and was the highest-grossing foreign language film in the United States in 2016. In addition, the film was awarded best comedy at the European Film Awards in 2016.

Fredrik Backman's debut novel became an international sensation following its 2012 publication, hitting No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller List and remaining on the list for a consecutive 77 weeks. It has been translated into 43 languages.

“A Man Called Ove” is one of the features included in SF Studios' strategy to produce English language films for the international market based on Nordic IP and/or with Nordic talent. First out is “Borg/McEnroe” which just had its world premiere as the opening film of Toronto Film Festival. It will be followed by the thriller “Horizon Line” and “I am Victor”.

Hanks can be seen next in Steven Spielberg's “The Post” as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.