‘News Of The World’ Starring Tom Hanks Gets A 2020 Release Date
Tom Hankswill be starring in a new movie titledNews of the Worldand it will be released in 2020 on Christmas day.
The upcoming film is a historical drama adapted from the book of the same name and will make Hanks and directorPaul Greengrass(Captain Phillips) work together again.
Written byPaulette Jiles,News of the Worldwas critically acclaimed as one of the best novels of 2016. It is set five years after the Civil War and follows Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks), a widower and veteran of three wars who is tasked with delivering a 10-year-old orphan, Johanna (HHeHHelena Zelgel) to her relatives inSan Antonio. The two forge a bond as they travel across the 400-mile journey.
The movie’s script was written byLuke Davieswith producersTom Hanks,Garry Goetzman, andGail Mutrux.