Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks realizes he’s most identified with films like Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Splash, Saving Private Ryan and Philadelphia, but there’s one he wants to get more love for.
“For one reason or another, nobody’s pointing the way to destruction,” the 66-year-old Cali native lamented on CinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast last Friday.
“And it was an incredibly important film for me to go through.”
Inheritance. two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks realizes he’s most identified with films like Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Splash, Saving Private Ryan and Philadelphia, but there’s one he wants to get more love.
The 66-year-old Cali native lamented on CinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast last Friday.
It’s been more than a decade since Tom starred as mob boss Michael Sullivan in Sam Mendes’ critically acclaimed crime drama from 1931, which grossed $183.4 million on an $80 million budget.
“You’ve got me, ‘Don Mustache,’ with a hat,” Hanks joked about the facial hair.
“But you also have two guys who were two of the biggest movie performances in the history of Jude Law and the industry. [Daniel] Craig: And [my character] killed them both [their characters]!
The producer-star of A Man Called Otto received no nominations for the role, but the late Paul Newman won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of John Rooney, and the late Conrad L. Hall won a posthumous Oscar for Best Cinematography.
“You’ve got me, ‘Don Mustache in a Hat.’ more than a decade has passed since Tom starred as mob boss Michael Sullivan in Sam Mendes’ (L) critically acclaimed crime drama from 1931, which continues to accumulate. $183.4 million off the $80 million budget
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![- And [my character] killed them both [their characters]! Jude Law pictured in Road to Destruction.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/17/66632531-11641257-image-m-51_1673890604123.jpg)
Hanks said: “You also have two guys who, along with Jude Law (R), became two of the biggest movies in the history of the industry. [Daniel] Craig (L). And [my character] killed them both [their characters]!
The producer-star of The Man Called Otto received no nominations for the role, but the late Paul Newman (L) won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of John Rooney, and the late Conrad L. Hall won a posthumous Oscar. best cinematography
![Tom explained. “For me, it's all about logic and logic [my character] Michael Sullivan, I think, is impeccable. The logic of everything he does and how he says it and how he feels things and sees them for the first time is high country as far as I'm concerned.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/01/16/17/66632527-11641257-image-a-55_1673890851126.jpg)
Tom explained. “For me, it’s all about logic and logic [my character] Michael Sullivan, I think, is impeccable. The logic of everything he does and how he says it and how he feels things and sees them for the first time is high country as far as I’m concerned.
‘For me it’s all about logic and reason [my character] “Michael Sullivan, I think, is impeccable,” Tom explained.
“The logic of everything he does, the way he says it, and the way he feels things and sees them for the first time, it’s high country as far as I’m concerned. It doesn’t matter if it’s seen as quote-unquote success, it’s energetic, and that’s the only thing that matters.”
It was Steven Spielberg who originally sent Hanks a copy of Max Allan Collins’ 1998 graphic novel while he was filming Castaway, and he agreed to play the role after reading David Self’s script.
When the Pinocchio star, who “watched a lot of Turner Classic Movies,” dies, he hopes Road to Destruction will be included in a retrospective of his career.
Hanks continued:
Classic. As the Pinocchio star, who “watches a lot of Turner Classic Movies,” he hopes Road to Destruction will be included in his career retrospective.
Tom said. “I would say Road to Destruction would be one of those where I just had to say, “Please look at the silence here.”
Watch now! The father-son film from DreamWorks Pictures, which also stars Tyler Hoechlin, Stanley Tucci and Jennifer Jason Leigh, is now streaming on Netflix.
“If someone were to pick the movies, it would only be the hits that play every Christmas,” Tom said.
“There are a number of things that I would say that I had to go back and delve into the realm of what I thought was a presence and an authenticity that was very, very specific to the specific characters in those specific films… I would say that Path of Destruction would be one of those where i just had to say. “Please look at how quiet it is here.”
The father-son film from DreamWorks Pictures, which also stars Tyler Hoechlin, Stanley Tucci and Jennifer Jason Leigh, is now streaming on Netflix.
Attractive. Hanks also said he wanted his 1996 feature directorial debut, The Thing You Do!, in which he played Mr. White, the manager of a 1964 boy band, to be included in his film retrospective.
Hanks also said he wanted his 1996 feature directorial debut That Thing You Do!, in which he played Mr. White, the manager of a 1964 boy band, to be included in his film retrospective.
The Elvis actor will next executive produce the nine-episode Apple TV+ miniseries “Air Masters,” starring Austin Butler, about the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
On the acting side, Tom will also produce and star in Robert Zemeckis’ one-room drama Here, as well as Wes Anderson’s 1955 convention film Asteroid City, which opens in US theaters on June 13.
Soon! The Elvis actor will next executive produce the nine-episode Apple TV+ miniseries Air Masters starring Austin Butler (R) about the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.
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