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Tom Hanks To Play Abraham Lincoln In Starburns Industries’ ‘Lincoln In The Bardo’, Playtone Producing

February 23, 2026 at 07:33 PM
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Tom Hanks To Play Abraham Lincoln In Starburns Industries’ ‘Lincoln In The Bardo’, Playtone Producing
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hanks has played a number of characters in period movies, and real-life personalities including pilot Chesley Sullenberger and Walt Disney, but never a U.S. President, until now. The 2x Oscar winner is set to play the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, in Starburns Industries’ live-action stop motion animation hybrid movie […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hanks has played a number of characters in period movies, and real-life personalities

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hanks has played a number of characters in period movies, and real-life personalities including pilot Chesley Sullenberger and Walt Disney, but never a U.S. President, until now. The 2x Oscar winner is set to play the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, in Starburns Industries’ live-action stop motion animation hybrid movie […] Tom Hanks; 'In The Bardo' by George Saunders Randall Holmes EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hanks has played a number of characters in period movies, and real-life personalities including pilot Chesley Sullenberger and Walt Disney, but never a U.S. President, until now. The 2x Oscar winner is set to play the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, in Starburns Industries’ live-action stop motion animation hybrid movie Lincoln in the Bardo based on George Saunders’ New York Times bestseller and 2017 Booker Prize-winner. Hanks will also produce through his Playtone label with partner Gary Goetzman. Related Stories News Duke Johnson To Direct & Produce Feature Take Of George Saunders' 'Lincoln In The Bardo' For Starburns Industries
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