Tom Hanks' "A Man Called Otto" Gets Release Date

Sony Pictures revealed the release date for Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks's new movie "A Man Called Otto".

The movie is set to arrive on Christmas Day, December 25.

It is based on Fredrik Backman's New York Times Best Selling Novel "A Man Called Ove", which was also adapted into a Swedish comedy directed by Hannes Holm in 2015.

Marc Foster will direct the remake from a screenplay adapted by David Magee.

The 2022 remake has renamed its titular character from Ove to Otto to suit the American setting.

"A Man Called Otto" follows Otto, a grumpy, lonely, and crotchety strict widower, who strikes an unlikely friendship with his new neighbors. Slowly but surely, Otto begins to change. But old habits die hard.

Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are producing alongside Fredrik Wikström Nicastro of SF Studios, and Gary Goetzman.

Forster, Magee, and Renée Wolf are executive producing.

Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo also star in the movie.