Tom Hanks' "A Man Called Ove" Remake Finds Its Director

American actor Tom Hanks is teaming up with prominent director Marc Forster on the English-language remake of "A Man Called Ove".

The two-time Oscar winner joined the project as the star and producer of the remake in September 2017.

The movie is a remake of the 2015 Swedish comedy of the same name, which was based on the Swedish hit novel by Fredrik Backman.

"A Man Called Ove" tells the story of a grumpy, ill-tempered widower who has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

Hanks is set to produce the project alongside his Playtone co-founder Gary Goetzman, his wife Rita Wilson and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro from Sweden's SF Studios, who released the original movie.

Forster, who will also serve as executive produce, will direct from a script written by David Magee. Production is expected to begin later this year.