The role of the former US President Abraham Lincoln is portrayed in a recent film that is based on George Saunders’ best-selling novel “Lincoln in the Bardo.” Through his Playtone label, Hanks and Gary Goetzman will produce the movie, while Duke Johnson (Anomalisa) will serve as both producer and director. The 2017 Booker Prize-winning novel that will be the basis for the film centers on Lincoln’s 11-year-old son, William Wallace “Willie” Lincoln. It occurs both before and after his passing. Deadline claims that “the story unfolds through an ensemble of characters, both living and dead, historical and invented,” which will delve into themes of empathy, love, and human resilience in the face of loss. ” According to reports, Hanks plays the latter part.