‘Freaky’ Star Kelly Lamor Wilson Joins Tom Hanks Comedy ‘A Man Called Otto’ (Exclusive)
thewrap.comacquired “A Man Called Otto” in what was one of the largest deals ever out of the European Film Market for $60 million, and they’ve already set a release date for it on Christmas Day of this year.
The movie is based on the 2012 Swedish book “A Man Called Ove,” which was translated into 40 languages, sold 7 million copies and spent 77 weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list.
A subsequent movie released in 2015 was nominated for two Oscars, including for Best International Film. It even brought in $3.4 million at the domestic box office as the highest-grossing international film in the U.S.
that year.Up next, Lamor Wilson has a supporting lead role in Billy Porter’s directorial debut, the MGM film “What If.” She’s also previously starred in the HBO series “Mrs.
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