Tom Hanks to star in Theo of Golden?

Hollywood actor in talks for role in film adaptation of novel

Hollywood star Tom Hanks is in talks to star in the movie adaptation of Allen Levi’s popular novel Theo of Golden, a book that Warner Bros Pictures is negotiating to acquire for the screen.

Levi, 70, has become a publishing phenomenon with his first book Theo of Golden. Gil Netter, Gary Goetzman and Hanks will produce, and the author will be executive producer. Jesse Ehrman and Sheila Walcott are overseeing the project for Warner Bros. The team credits literary affairs executive Ian Dalrymple for flagging the project to the studio, Deadline reported.

The novel was self-published by Levi, who left a law career to make music in Goergia. 

It started becoming popular with word of mouth. The book was published wide by Simon & Schuster last October and has sold over 3.5 million copies in the US. It has been published in 43 languages and was a No. 1 bestseller in many countries.  Now, it is headed for the big screen, following the trajectory of books like Robert James Waller’s The Bridges of Madison County and a few others.