Marc Forster to Direct Tom Hanks Comedy ‘A Man Called Ove’
Director Marc Forster, best known for directing “Finding Neverland,” “World War Z” and “The Kite Runner,” is set to direct Tom Hanks in the English language adaptation of “A Man Called Ove,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Screenwriter David Magee, who previously collaborated with Forster on “Finding Neverland,” is set to write the script based on a best-selling novel by Swedish writer Fredrik Bakman that inspired a 2012 film that earned two Oscar nominations. “When I first read Fredrik Backman’s novel, I fell in love with the notion that friendship has the power to shape a person’s life,” Forster said in a statement.