The Hoya

Hailing from Scandinavia, ‘A Man Called Ove’

Based on Fredrik Backman’s New York Times bestseller and directed by Stockholm native Hans Holm, “A Man Called Ove” ranks among classic Swedish cinema. Having already been selected as the Swedish ...
Variety

Fredrik Backman, Bestselling ‘A Man Called Ove’ Author, Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)

Fredrik Backman, the internationally bestselling author of “A Man Called Ove,” “Anxious People” and more, has signed with UTA in all areas. UTA will represent Backman in his expanding publishing ...
Variety

‘A Man Called Ove’ Producer Nicklas Wikström Nicastro Preps Swedish Cycling Biopic ‘SteelGrandpa’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The remarkable true story of Gustaf Håkansson, affectionately known as “Stålfarfar” or “Steel Grandpa,” is being brought to the big screen by Strive Stories, the Stockholm-based production company ...
The Washington Post

‘A Man Called Otto’: Remake of Swedish film adds heart, loses soul

As the title character in “A Man Called Otto,” Tom Hanks plays a cantankerous widower with an affinity for home repair. When it comes to this tear-jerker’s own makeover — it’s based on Hannes Holm’s ...