Tom Hanks to portray Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln in the Bardo film adaptation

Besides starring as the 16th US President, Tom Hanks will also back the film through his Playtone label with partner Gary Goetzman Noted actor Tom Hanks is set to portray iconic former US President Abraham Lincoln in the film adaptation of best-selling novel Lincoln in the Bardo from author George Saunders. Besides starring as the 16th US President, Tom Hanks will also back the film through his Playtone label with partner Gary Goetzman. The author is also adapting the book with Academy award-winning filmmaker Duke Johnson (Anomalisa) who is tapped as the director and producer of the project. While the Oscar-winning actor has previously portrayed real-life people, this is his first time playing a US President.

Interestingly, Hanks had previously narrated and hosted Killing Lincoln docudrama (2013). Both of them are also distant relatives.