Tom Hanks and Tom Tykwer join forces again
German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) is at the helm of a big screen adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel A Hologram for the King, with Tom Hanks among the producers.
By Nia Daniels 19 Jun 2013
German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) is at the helm of a big screen adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel A Hologram for the King, with Tom Hanks among the producers.
The feature is a co-production between X Filme Creative Pool in Berlin and Hanks’ production company, Playtone Productions, based in Santa Monica, USA.
X Filme told KFTV that the feature, in which Hanks will also star, is in the early stages of pre, pre-production, with financing and therefore locations still being locked down. But it is hoped shooting will be underway late this year, or early 2014.
X Filme also confirmed the main production personnel: Tykwer, who has written the screenplay, will also produce, alongside Stefan Arndt and Uwe Schott. The German producers are joined by Hanks and Gary Goetzman of Playtone.
A Hologram for the King follows a failing businessman who, desperate to keep his head above water and finally achieve something great, leaves the recession-hit US for a Saudi Arabian city.
Tykwer and X Filme have form when it comes to large-scale German/US co-productions, having worked with Andy and Lana Wachowski on the recent Cloud Atlas, also starring Hanks.
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X Filme told KFTV that the feature, in which Hanks will also star, is in the early stages of pre, pre-production, with financing and therefore locations still being locked down. But it is hoped shooting will be underway late this year, or early 2014.
X Filme also confirmed the main production personnel: Tykwer, who has written the screenplay, will also produce, alongside Stefan Arndt and Uwe Schott. The German producers are joined by Hanks and Gary Goetzman of Playtone.
A Hologram for the King follows a failing businessman who, desperate to keep his head above water and finally achieve something great, leaves the recession-hit US for a Saudi Arabian city.
Tykwer and X Filme have form when it comes to large-scale German/US co-productions, having worked with Andy and Lana Wachowski on the recent Cloud Atlas, also starring Hanks.
Have you read the book? Do you think Hanks is right for this role? Let us know via our Facebook page.
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