Screen Rant

Tom Hanks' News Of The World gets a Christmas 2020 release date. 1 / 7

Based on the novel, the film takes place 5 years after the Civil War. 2 / 7

Captain Phillips director Paul Greengrass is reuniting with Hank for the film. 3 / 7

The story follows a veteran (Hanks) who's tasked with getting mute orphan Johanna to relatives. 4 / 7

Johanna will be played by Helena Zengel. 5 / 7

News Of The World will be up against Croods 2 on Christmas Day 2020... 6 / 7

But is expected to be a box office success, all the same. 7 / 7