According to Deadline, WandaVision star Paul Bettany has signed on to star opposite Forrest Gump actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Sony Pictures and Miramax’s upcoming film adaptation of Here, based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire.
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Bettany gained worldwide recognition for his roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he started as the voice of Iron Man’s A.I., Jarvis, which eventually led him to portray the role of Vision. The Emmy-nominated actor will also next be seen in Miramax’s comedy drama film Harvest Moon.
Here will be directed by Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future trilogy) from a screenplay he is co-writing with Eric Roth. The film adaptation will be produced by Playtone and ImageMovers.
Set to take place from the past to the distant future, the story will center around a corner of a room and the many people who have inhabited it over the years. Richard McGuire originally published the Here as a 6-page coming strip in 1957. Over five decades later, the graphic novel version of the story was released in 2014 by Pantheon Books.
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This marks Zemeckis, Roth, and Hanks’ latest collaboration since 1994’s Forrest Gump, which earned them individual Oscar Awards, including for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Zemeckis and Hanks most recently worked together on Disney+’s live-action/CG-animated musical fantasy film Pinocchio.
