Sony Pictures dates Tom Hanks-led baseball feature “The Comebacker” for late summer 2027, with a release set for July 30, 2027. The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline both report that Marielle Heller directs the film. Heller is also credited for directing Hanks in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which Deadline notes as a prior collaboration. The project is described as an adaptation of a Dave Eggers short story. Both outlets frame “The Comebacker” as a Sony production intended as a summer release, with the announcement centering on the film’s scheduled rollout date and the key creative team, including Hanks as star and Heller as director. Deadline also identifies Heller as a filmmaker behind the prior Hanks project and reiterates Hanks’ status as a major Academy Award nominee. The coverage does not add further plot specifics beyond the film’s literary origin and the production’s major personnel.