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Getty Images Tom Hanks and Marielle Heller are feeling the 7-year itch, following their Oscar-nominated 2019 collaboration “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The director and star are plotting a reunion for a poignant baseball dramedy feature that’s already attracted multiple studio bidders, Variety has learned.
Hanks will star in an adaptation of the short story “The Comebacker,” with Heller to direct. Both Hanks and Heller will produce the film through their respective production labels. The source material is from Pulitzer Prize finalist Dave Eggers, whose works “A Hologram for the King” and “The Circle” both inspired films starring Hanks.
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