Rita Wilson Talks Oscar-Qualifying ‘A Man Called Otto’ Song, Plans For New Production Company Artistic Films, First Collaboration With Wes Anderson On ‘Asteroid City’ & More
deadline.comIt’s been a productive and exciting time for Rita Wilson — the esteemed actress, producer and singer-songwriter who has returned this awards season with her third Oscar-qualifying original song.
The tune, Til You’re Home,” was written for Sony’s upcoming drama A Man Called Otto, based on Fredrik Backman’s bestselling 2012 novel A Man Called Ove, which had previously been adapted into an Academy Award-nominated Swedish feature.
Wilson wrote the new song with David Hodges and performed it with Sebastián Yatra, the Colombian artist best known for his work on Disney’s Encanto — also producing the pic as the first project under her newly announced film production banner, Artistic Films. (View the music video for “’Til You’re Home” by clicking above.) Emblematic of the “inspirational stories of hope” that Wilson wants to continue bringing to the world, the film starring her husband Tom Hanks tells the story of Otto Anderson (Hanks), a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife, Sonya (Rachel Keller).
Otto is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door, and he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol (Mariana Treviño), who challenges him to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around.
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