Starburns Industries' Tom Hanks Pic 'Lincoln In The Bardo' Adds Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey & Peter Dinklage
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π° What Happened
Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage have joined the voice cast of Lincoln in the Bardo. Tom Hanks plays Abraham Lincoln in the film from Starburns Industries. Duke Johnson directs the mix of stop-motion animation and live action.
The film is based on George Saunders' 2017 Booker Prize-winning novel. Saunders adapted his own book for the screen. It centres on Lincoln's grief over his 11-year-old son Willie, who died in 1862.
Dafoe voices a ghost minister, Bailey a young man who took his own life over a failed love affair, and Dinklage a ghost obsessed with his young wife. Sales of the film are being handled at the Toronto International Film Festival market.
π The Backstory
George Saunders is one of America's most loved short story writers. Lincoln in the Bardo won the Booker Prize in 2017. It tells the story of Lincoln visiting his son's grave at night, surrounded by ghosts who narrate the tale.
Starburns Industries is known for ambitious animation projects. Duke Johnson directed Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, a stop-motion film for adults. Mixing stop-motion with live action of Hanks as Lincoln is a bold choice.
The cast is full of famous voices. Dafoe has voiced characters in Finding Nemo and The Boy and the Heron. Bailey starred in Bridgerton and Wicked. Dinklage is famous from Game of Thrones.
π― Why It Matters
Adapting a prize-winning novel is risky, and this cast makes it one to watch. Big stars in animation signal a film that aims for awards. For readers of the book, it is the rare chance to see a favourite story on screen.
Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage have joined the voice cast of Lincoln in the Bardo. Tom Hanks plays Abraham Lincoln in the film from Starburns Industries. Duke Johnson directs the mix of stop-motion animation and live action.
The film is based on George Saunders' 2017 Booker Prize-winning novel. Saunders adapted his own book for the screen. It centres on Lincoln's grief over his 11-year-old son Willie, who died in 1862.
Dafoe voices a ghost minister, Bailey a young man who took his own life over a failed love affair, and Dinklage a ghost obsessed with his young wife. Sales of the film are being handled at the Toronto International Film Festival market.
George Saunders is one of America's most loved short story writers. Lincoln in the Bardo won the Booker Prize in 2017. It tells the story of Lincoln visiting his son's grave at night, surrounded by ghosts who narrate the tale.
Starburns Industries is known for ambitious animation projects. Duke Johnson directed Anomalisa with Charlie Kaufman, a stop-motion film for adults. Mixing stop-motion with live action of Hanks as Lincoln is a bold choice.
The cast is full of famous voices. Dafoe has voiced characters in Finding Nemo and The Boy and the Heron. Bailey starred in Bridgerton and Wicked. Dinklage is famous from Game of Thrones.
Adapting a prize-winning novel is risky, and this cast makes it one to watch. Big stars in animation signal a film that aims for awards. For readers of the book, it is the rare chance to see a favourite story on screen.