Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks to reunite for new film

London (ANI): Actress Julia Roberts is all set to reunite with actor Tom Hanks for the actor"s first movie as a director since 1996. The pair was last seen onscreen in the critically acclaimed 2007 drama Charlie Wilson's War.

And now, the duo will work together again on Hanks' own film project Larry Crowne, according to Variety.com. Hanks has written the script for the upcoming movie, and will star in and direct the production, reports The Daily Star.

The film tells the story of a middle-aged man who is forced to find a new career. The Forrest Gump actor directed music movie That Thing You Do in 1996, and he also took a turn behind the camera working on Steven Spielberg's TV mini-series Band of Brothers.