While Tom Hanks has fielded a wide variety of roles over his storied onscreen career, there’s one thing he’s yet to tackle: a proper sci-fi film. However, that will soon change, since the megastar will headline one such project, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film, called Bios. Moreover, he’s got a director in tow whose star is surging, thanks to his phenomenal work on Game of Thrones.

Bios will, despite the new genre, put Hanks into a familiar dynamic, depicting him as a lonely isolated protagonist (à la Cast Away) who, in this case, is the last man on Earth. Here, however, Hanks’s character is setting off on a cross-country post-apocalyptic journey alongside a robot that he created to protect his pet dog.

Bios Release Date

Bios has just booked the date of October 2, 2020 for its debut.

Interestingly, that date selection might be at the film’s own peril, since Fox has already marked 10/2/20 for a yet-to-be-announced Marvel movie.