Nearly a year ago we reported that actor Tom Hanks was
going to reteam with Cloud Atlas co-director Tom Tykwer adaptation of Dave
Egger’s book, A Hologram for the King, and now that principal photography is
nearly set to begin, the remaing cast has been announced.
So joining Hanks is Sarita Choudhury (Homeland), Omar
Elba (Intelligence), Tracey Fairaway (Enough Said), David Menkin (Zero Dark Thirty)
and Tom Skerritt (Ted).
Press Release:
TOM TYKWER’S “A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING” STARRING TOM
HANKS LOCKS IN CAST AS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY BEGINS IN MOROCCO
Produced by X Filme Creative Pool, Primeridian and
Playtone in Association with Silver Reel Entertainment and Fábrica de Cine
Berlin, 6th March 2014 - Shooting starts in Morocco
today on the comedic drama “A Hologram for the King,” which is being directed
by Tom Tykwer (“Cloud Atlas”, “Perfume”), who also adapted the script from the
eponymous novel by Dave Eggers. The independently-financed production stars
multiple Oscar® winner Tom Hanks alongside a remarkable cast including: Sarita
Choudhury (“Homeland”), Omar Elba (“Intelligence”), Tracey Fairaway (“Enough
Said”), David Menkin (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Tom Skerritt (“Ted”, “Top Gun”).
“A Hologram for the King” is being produced by Uwe
Schott (“Cloud Atlas”, “Me and Kaminski”) and Stefan Arndt (“Cloud Atlas”,
“Amour”) of X Filme Creative Pool; Arcadiy Golubovich and Timothy D. O’Hair of
Primeridian; and Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman (“Larry Crown”, “Mamma Mia”) of
Playtone; in Association with Silver Reel Entertainment, and Fábrica de Cine.
Dave Eggers, Steven Shareshian of Playtone, Claudia Bluemhuber of Silver Reel,
Gaston Pavlovich of Fabrica de Cine, and Bill Johnson and Jim Seibel of Lotus
International will executive produce.
Lotus introduced the picture at AFM in November and is handling
international sales. CAA is representing
the domestic rights.
The picture takes place far away from the
recession-weary USA, as an up-and-coming Saudi Arabian city provides the
backdrop for foundering American businessman Alan Clay’s (Tom Hanks) last-ditch
effort to stave off bankruptcy, pay his daughter’s college fees, and finally
accomplish something big. “A Hologram
for the King” is a gentle, crazy, wistful ballad recounting the journey of a
man, who has lost almost everything, to a country that requires him to rise to
completely unknown challenges – and that answers old questions in new and
unexpected ways.
“A Hologram for the King” reunites Hanks, Tykwer,
Schott, and Arndt after working together on “Cloud Atlas,” which has grossed
over $130 million globally.
Shooting will take place in Morocco and Germany and
will continue until June. X Verleih will distribute the film in Germany.
Published by McSweeney’s in 2012, A Hologram for the
King, was a finalist for that year’s National Book Award and was also featured
in The New York Times Best Seller list.
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