He also is slated to play Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's as-yet-untitled upcoming Elvis Presley bio-drama. His next movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which is about the real-life friendship of journalist Tom Junod and Fred Rogers (played by Hanks), will be released later this year. Hanks, who also has starred in Saving Private Ryan and Cast Away, currently can be heard reprising his role as Woody in Toy Story 4. Hanks also received a Kennedy Center Honors award from President Obama in 2014 for his contributions to American culture.Īdditionally, before Sally Field played Hanks' mother, Hanks and Fields worked together in the 1988 movie Punchline, where Hanks' character developed feelings for Field's, a much different relationship to theirs in Forrest Gump. Throughout his career, he has been nominated for five Academy Awards, 12 Emmys and nine Golden Globes, winning for his acting and directing. A year later, he won another best actor Oscar for Forrest Gump. Image Credit: Paramount Pictures/Photofest Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Imagesīefore Forrest Gump hit theaters, Hanks was already a seasoned actor with an Academy Award under his belt for his performance in Philadelphia. Read on to see what the cast has been up to since the movie first hit theaters on July 6, 1994. The 1995 cast has gone on to star in more Oscar-nominated films, on Broadway and in television, and some have done their share of producing and directing. Davis' real-life Medal of Honor ceremony appeared in the film, with Hanks superimposed. Wendy Finerman, Oscar-winning producer of the film, and retired Sergeant First Class Sammy L. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, Paramount Pictures held an outdoor screening of Robert Zemeckis' film May 24 on the National Mall in Washington D.C., in a nod to the scene in front of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The film won six Academy Awards, including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best film editing and best visual effects, along with a best actor statuette for Tom Hanks. As his life unfolds, he becomes a college football star, Medal of Honor-winning soldier, successful shrimp boat entrepreneur and a man in love with his first friend, Jenny. :: Larry Crowne opens in cinemas on July 1.This year marks the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Forrest Gump, which made $707.7 million at the domestic box office (adjusted for inflation).įorrest Gump follows the story of a man whose slow-wittedness doesn't hold him back. You just make sure that the metal switches are in the open or off position." I'm in costume the whole day so you just weave through traffic and you just make it work. You can't do anything wrong, and you can't fire yourself," he quipped. Tom had to multi-task for his latest film Larry Crowne, which he starred in, directed and co-wrote. I'm hoping that the next movie will be the best one I have ever made." But every movie comes along and it is a very personal adventure that you go on. "I was all alone for so much of it, I sort of had fantasy nightmares of talking to myself while we were making it. "I think I had the most unique time making Cast Away because we went out into the middle of nowhere and made that for a long time," he said. Tom Hanks has revealed he still holds fond memories of Cast Away.ĭespite working on critically acclaimed films like Philadelphia, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan, the Hollywood star - who received an Oscar nomination for his performance as stranded analyst Chuck Noland - still counts Robert Zemeckis' drama as a life-changing experience.
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