Overview
- Hanks will star as Lincoln and produce through Playtone with longtime collaborator Gary Goetzman.
- Saunders is adapting his 2017 Booker Prize–winning novel, with Anomalisa co‑director Duke Johnson set to direct for Starburns Industries.
- The project blends live action with stop‑motion to depict an intimate chapter of Lincoln’s life centered on his 11‑year‑old son.
- Production is planned in London, with Johnson, Paul Young and Devon Young Rabinowitz producing and Saunders, Steven Shareshian and Aaron Mitchell serving as executive producers.
- No release date has been announced and additional casting has not been disclosed, though one outlet reported André Holland as a co‑star.