Columbia Pictures has released the trailer for A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. The film is an adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s bestselling Swedish novel A Man Called Ove , which was previously adapted into the Oscar-nominated Swedish film of the same name.
When his wife dies and he is forced to retire from his job of nearly 40 years, grumpy 60-year-old Otto (Hanks) decides to commit suicide. However, his attempts are constantly interrupted by his boisterous new neighbors, which leads to an unlikely friendship.
Oscar-nominated Life of Pi and Finding Neverland screenwriter David Magee adapted the book, with Rita Wilson, Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro as producers.
A Man Called Otto hits theaters in Los Angeles and New York on Christmas Day before releasing wide on January 13.
