Tom Hanks & Marielle Heller Re-Team In The Comebacker 3 studios chase
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Three studios, including Sony and Focus, are competing to acquire The Comebacker, a baseball-themed film reuniting Tom Hanks with director Marielle Heller.
- The film, based on a Dave Eggers short story and scripted by Heller, centers on a pitching coach whose life is transformed after being hit by a line drive.
- Production is set to begin in October, with Hanks' producing partner Gary Goetzman and Heller's Leah Holzer attached as producers.
- Casting for the young pitcher role is still open, attracting significant interest from leading actors.
- Hanks and Goetzman are currently finishing Greyhound 2 in Australia, and a distribution deal for The Comebacker is expected to be finalized by the weekend.
