According to FilmStew, the two stars will share the screen in the western, which will be directed by Barry Levinson (Sleepers, Wag the Dog, Bandits).
In the film, Moore will play a pioneer woman who is crossing the country from Missouri to Wyoming to join her husband. Along the way, the falls in love with her brother-in-law, played by Hanks.
Filming of Boone’s Lick is set to begin at the beginning of next year.