John Goodman joined VERY Loud and Incredibly Close

And with serious star power in the form of Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, the movie continue Oskar (played by newcomer Thomas Horn), a boy of 10 years whose father (Hanks) died in the attacks of September 11. John Goodman has joined (The Reader), three-time Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and incredibly close. According to history, embarks on a journey of Oskar to cope with their loss and find out more about the key lock box that left his father. The screenplay was written by Oscar-winning praised scribe Eric Roth (Forrest Gump).
For THR, Goodman will play a janitor in Oskar’s apartment building that “will travel to exhume the coffin of the father.” In addition to extremely strong, so close, who recently appeared in HBO Treme and you can see this March Red State Kevin Smith. For a synopsis of Foer’s novel, hit the jump.
Here is the synopsis of Very Loud and Incredibly Close [via Amazon]
Jonathan Safran Foer emerged as one of the most original writers of his generation with his best-selling first novel, Everything Is Illuminated. Now, with humor, tenderness and respect, is facing the traumas of our recent history.
His goal is to find the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father, who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar contact with survivors of all types in an exhilarating, affecting, often hilarious, and ultimately healing journeyNine year old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent mission, a secret that will take you through the five boroughs of New York.