If Forrest Gump taught us anything, it’s that life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get. Thankfully, when it comes to the next project to reunite that film’s star (Tom Hanks), director (Robert Zemeckis) and writer (Eric Roth), we’re a little more in the know – as reported by Deadline, the trio are set to work together once again on Here, a film adaptation of a much-loved graphic novel by Richard McGuire.
First published as a six-page comic strip in 1989, before being turned into a full graphic novel decades later, Here is a high-concept story that focuses on one single room, telling the interconnected, overlapping stories of the many people who’ve inhabited that room over thousands of years. The confined setting combined with such a sprawling time period should hopefully translate into a fascinating sense of scale and the chance to tackle many characters – and these three filmmakers have a not too shabby track record when it comes to their collaborations, with Hanks, Zemeckis and Roth all winning Oscars for Forrest Gump in 1995.
It’s still early days for the project, which is currently being shopped around at studios and streamers – so stay tuned for updates on when Here will be, well, here. Now, anyone up for some Bubba Gump Shrimp?