Tom Hanks Sony Baseball Movie ‘The Comebacker’ Sets Late Summer 2027 Release
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- Sony dated Tom Hanks baseball movie "The Comebacker" for July 30, 2027, a project the studio beat out two other contenders to land
- Marielle Heller directs and wrote the script, reuniting with Hanks after she helmed "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," for which Hanks earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in 2019
- The film adapts a Dave Eggers short story and centers on a pitching coach whose life is upended after he's hit in the head by a line drive on the mound
- Playtone (Hanks' production company) produces with Leah Holzer, in cooperation with Major League Baseball
- Paramount's "A Quiet Place III" opens the same July 30, 2027 weekend, creating a head-to-head counter-programming situation
Why it matters: Sony beat out two rival studios for a prestige Hanks-Heller reunion with built-in MLB cooperation, placing it directly against Paramount's "A Quiet Place III" on July 30, 2027. The competitive bidding and Heller-Hanks pairing signal a deliberate awards-season runway, not just a date on a calendar.
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