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Tom Hanks
FORREST GUMP, Tom Hanks, 1994. (c) Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection.
Retrospective
Robert Zemeckis' Best Picture Oscar winner endures as an object of scorn among cinephiles and the very online. But here's why the haters are dead wrong.
'Here'
Trailer
The decades-spanning drama is a “Forrest Gump” reunion.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 03: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Tom Hanks speaks onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on February 03, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
The executive producer behind "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" shared some wisdom about turning World War II into respectful yet compelling television.
"Masters of the Air"
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks produce the Apple TV+ limited series.
Tom Hanks and Austin Butler at the "Elvis" Cannes premiere
Hanks told "Elvis" co-star Butler that he "might have emotional whiplash" if he took an acting break.
"The Godfather," "Midnight Cowboy," Tom Hanks, "A Hard Day's Night," and "Fargo"
Tom Hanks' favorite movies reflect the "accessible filmmaking executed beautifully" ethos that has driven so much of his career.
(Clockwise from bottom left, left to right per row): "Cast Away," "Asteroid City," "Philadelphia," "You've Got Mail," "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and Tom Hanks behind the scenes for "That Thing You Do!"
In honor of "Asteroid City," IndieWire's guide to Tom Hanks' most memorable characters and lines, including: "You are a child's play thing," "Houston, we have a problem," and "There's no crying in baseball!"
"When Harry Met Sally"
"He could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than just like, 'I'm so happy,'" Hanks' second wife and fellow actor Rita Wilson recalled.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 03: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Tom Hanks attends MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Shoot Robert Shoot
Apparently Forrest could only run for so long.
Tom Hanks at the "Asteroid City" Cannes premiere
Self-Critical
"You have seen some of my movies and you hate them."
Tom Hanks at "A Man Called Otto" event
A.I.: Audience Intelligence
"I could be hit by a bus tomorrow and that's it, but my performances can go on and on and on."
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