Tom Hanks‘ planned Abraham Lincoln movie has added several stars to its cast, including big names such as Willem Dafoe and Peter Dinklage.
According to a new report from Deadline, Hanks’ upcoming movie, Lincoln in the Bardo, has added Dafoe, Dinklage, and Jonathan Bailey in voice roles for the hybrid animated/live-action movie. Hanks will be playing Abraham Lincoln in the movie, which is based on the New York Times bestseller and 2017 Booker Prize winner by George Saunders.
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The film is based on a 2017 novel written by George Saunders. Duke Johnson, who co-directed 2015’s Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, is the director. Johnson also made a 2025 movie called The Actor.
The movie will reportedly use a blend of stop-motion animation and live-action to “explore one of the most intimate moments of Lincoln’s life, centering on his relationship with his recently deceased 11-year-old son,” reads Deadline’s description of the movie. “The movie will explore themes of love, empathy, and human capacity in the face of grief as the story unfolds through an ensemble of characters, both living and dead, historical and invented.”
The movie comes from Starburns Industries, with production expected to take place in London. Hanks and Gary Goetzman will produce Lincoln in the Bardo for Hanks’ Playtone label, while Johnson, Paul Young, and Devon Young Rabinowitz are producing for Starburns Industries. Steven Shareshian, Aaron Mitchell, and Saunders serve as executive producers.
(Source: Deadline)
