Here is an upcoming American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth and Zemeckis. It is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Richard McGuire. The film stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, and Kelly Reilly.
Here is scheduled to be released in the United States in 2024, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film will also reunite Hanks and Wright, as well as Zemeckis and Roth together for the first time in thirty years after the release of Forrest Gump in 1994.
Premise
The story covers the events of a single room and its inhabitants spanning from the past well into the future.
Cast
Tom Hanks
Robin Wright
Paul Bettany
Kelly Reilly
Leslie Zemeckis
Michelle Dockery
Gwilym Lee as John Harter
Jonathan Aris
Lauren McQueen as Elizabeth
Albie Salter as Jimmy
Harry Marcus as Jimmy Young
Production
A film adaptation of Here by Richard McGuire was announced in February 2022. The film is produced by Playtone and ImageMovers and written by Eric Roth, directed by Robert Zemeckis, and will star Tom Hanks. By the time the Cannes Film Market began in May, Robin Wright had been cast and Miramax joined as the main financier and international sales agent, with Sony Pictures Releasing acquiring U.S. distribution rights at Cannes later. Paul Bettany and Kelly Reilly joined the cast in September. Production was planned to begin in September 2022.
The film uses a new generative artificial intelligence technology called Metaphysic Live to face-swap and de-age the actors in real time as they perform instead of using additional post-production processing methods. Production of the film began by February 2023 in London when it was announced that Leslie Zemeckis also had a role in the film. In April, Michelle Dockery and Gwilym Lee were cast.
Release
Sony Pictures Releasing is scheduling a release date in 2024.