EXCLUSIVE: Veteran actress, producer and singer-songwriter Rita Wilson has today announced the launch of Artistic Films — a film production company that will look to tell inspirational stories of hope that resonate with audiences across wide demographics
— a film production company that will look to tell inspirational stories of hope that resonate with audiences across wide demographics.
The L.A.-based company’s first film leading the way for its vision, produced in association with Playtone and SF Studios, is , starring Wilson’s husband Tom Hanks. The Sony Pictures title directed by Marc Forster is based on Fredrik Backman’s bestselling 2012 novel, which Sweden’s Hannes Holm previously adapted into an Oscar-nominated film of the same name. Pic tells the story of Otto Anderson , a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife.
“The films that I love bring people joy and allow us to have an emotional experience whether it’s through comedy, drama or, sometimes, both,” Wilson told Deadline. “Connection, the things that unite us, rather than separate us, is what inspires me. Artistic Films will look to create movies that explore our common human experiences.”
With an established track record of critically and commercially successful film productions, Wilson first donned her producer’s cap for— the 2002 film written by and starring Nia Vardalos which started off as a sleeper hit but went on to become the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time, also notching Oscar and Golden Globe noms.
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