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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated actor Cameron Britton and Mike Birbiglia have joined the cast of SF Studios' A Man Called Otto, starring Tom Hanks. Marc Forster will direct, with two-time Oscar nominee David Magee adapting the screenplay from Fredrik Backman's comical New York Times No. 1 bestseller A Man Called Ove…

Sony revealed a number of release-date moves tonight, including taking the Jack Black comedy Oh Hell No off the schedule, dating the Sandra Oh horror pic Umma for next month and confirming the Tom Hanks-led remake A Man Called Otto for Christmas Day, as Deadline reported last week. The studio also said tonight that…

EXCLUSIVE: We told you two nights ago that buyers were circling. Now the eagle has landed. Tom Hanks comedy A Man Called Otto has sold to Sony in a record EFM worldwide rights deal pegged around $60 million. Sony has taken global rights to the red-hot package from CAA Media Finance and is lining up a wide domestic…

EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of the virtual EFM buyers are circling rights to Tom Hanks comedy A Man Called Otto, which is among the most sought-after packages in the market. We understand there are multiple big offers for the project from streamers, studios and indie distributors, including an eight-figure offer that…

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hanks comedy A Man Called Otto is full-steam ahead with filming set to begin next month on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we can reveal. STX International has boarded international sales rights to the hot project ahead of the virtual EFM and CAA Media Finance will rep domestic alongside Lichter…