Tom Hanks is attached to star in "How Starbucks Saved My Life," a nonfiction 102-page book proposal by Michael Gates Gill that was sold to Universal Pictures says The Hollywood Reporter.

The story is a memoir by Michael Gates Gill, a former J. executive who found himself down and out when he was downsized out of a job. In his 60s and in a personal tailspin because of an affair that ended his marriage, Gill saw his luck change when he entered a Starbucks and walked out with a job offer from the store's manager, giving his life new purpose.

Gus Van Sant is in negotiations to direct, whilst Hanks will produce with Playtone partner Gary Goetzman.