In addition to starring as the 16th U.S. President, Hanks will also produce the project, based on George Saunders’ bestselling novel, via his Playtone label with partner Gary Goetzman. Saunders is adapting the novel with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Duke Johnson (“Anomalisa”) set to direct and produce.
This is far from Hanks’ first time portraying a real-life figure, with his filmography ranging from astronaut Jim Lovel (“Apollo 13”) to hero pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger (“Sully”), as well as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee (“The Post”), Fred Rodgers (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) and Walt Disney (“Saving Mr. Banks”), but it is the actor’s first time portraying a U.S. President. [Note: Hanks narrated and hosted the 2013 docudrama,”Killing Lincoln,” and the two are distant relatives on Lincoln’s maternal side.]
While President Lincoln…
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