A Man Called Otto

A Man Called Otto Movie Details:

A Man Called Otto Movie Cast and Characters:

• Tom Hanks as Otto Anderson
• Truman Hanks as young Otto
• Mariana Treviño as Marisol
• Rachel Keller as Sonya
• Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Tommy
• Mike Birbiglia as the Dye & Merika real estate agent
• Cameron Britton as Jimmy
• Mack Bayda as Malcolm
• Juanita Jennings as Anita
• Peter Lawson Jones as Reuben

Storyline:

Otto is a grump who’s given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.

About A Man Called Otto Movie:

• In September 2017, it was announced that Tom Hanks would star in an English-language adaptation of the 2015 Swedish film, A Man Called Ove, and would also produce alongside Playtone partner Gary Goetzman, wife Rita Wilson, and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro of SF Studios.
• Marc Forster was confirmed as the film’s director in January 2022, with David Magee writing the screenplay. On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Sony Pictures pre-bought the rights to the film for around US$60 million at the European Film Market.
• Filming began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in February 2022 and wrapped up in three months later in May.
• Thomas Newman composed the film’s score. The soundtrack album was released by Decca Records on December 30, 2022. The album also features the single “Til You’re Home” by Rita Wilson and Sebastián Yatra, which was released on December 2, 2022, and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
• The film began limited theatrical release in New York City and Los Angeles on December 29, 2022, before a wide release in the United States on January 13, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It was originally set for a wide release on December 25, 2022, then moved up to December 14, 2022, before moving to its current date.
• The film was released through video on demand on February 28, 2023. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 14, 2023.
• The film was released on Netflix in the United States on May 6, 2023. Disney signed a “pay two window” deal with Sony in April 2021 which also included A Man Called Otto.
• A Man Called Otto grossed $64.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $48.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $113.1 million, against a budget of $50 million.