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Tom Hanks goes to 'Cloud Atlas'
By Adnan Tezer Apr 13, 2011, 19:39 GMT
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Tom Hanks is attached to star in Warner Bros. and Focus Features International's adaptation of David Mitchell's 2004 novel "Cloud Atlas."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer are writing and co-directing.
Stefan Arndt and Grant Hill are producing through their Five Drops company along with the Wachowskis.
Warner Bros. will distribute in North America while Focus Features International will handle foreign distribution.
Production is set for September.
The novel mixes past, present and future as it follows six storylines that include an American notary in the 19th century, a 1930s British musician, a journalist in 1970s California, an early 21st century press publisher, a futuristic human clone and a Hawaiian tribesman struggling to survive after the apocalypse.
Hanks stars in Universal's upcoming "Larry Crowne," which he also wrote and directed.
