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Apple TV+ ups periscope on sequel to Tom Hanks WWII drama Greyhound

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Having already been tossed around the release schedule in 2019, Sony Pictures abandoned ship at the start of the pandemic when they sold Tom Hanks WWII drama Greyhound to Apple TV for a reported $70M. It sounds as though it was money well spent because the studio have announced that they are set to move […]

First image from Disney’s live-action Pinocchio featuring Tom Hanks

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As part of Disney Investor Day, Disney+ has shared the first official image from Pinocchio, director Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of the animated classic and featuring his Forrest Gump, Cast Away and The Polar Express star Tom Hanks in the role of Geppetto. As per Disney, the live action retelling of the beloved tale of […]

Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis to reunite for adaptation of acclaimed graphic novel Here

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Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis are set to work together once again on an adaptation of the critically acclaimed Robert Maguire graphic novel Here. You wait nearly two decades for a Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks reunion, following their work on this year’s live-action Pinocchio, and then the Academy Award winning double-act behind Forest Gump, […]

The King of Rock and Roll arrives with first Elvis trailer

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The first trailer for Baz Lurhmann’s anticipated biopic Elvis has been released. The film stars Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, with Tom Hanks as his manager Tom Parker and Olivia DeJonge as his wife Priscilla. Check out the trailer below along with the teaser poster and two new official images… […]

Marc Forster to direct Tom Hanks in comedy A Man Called Otto

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Tom Hanks is set to star in a comedy adaptation of Scandinavian hit A Man Called Ove for STX Films, with Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster calling the shots. According to Deadline the adaptation will be retitled A Man Called Otto and that joining Hanks in the cast will be Mariana Treviño (Overboard), Rachel […]

10 Golden Age Hollywood Stars and Their Modern Successors

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Murray Ferguson looks a ten Golden Age Hollywood stars and their modern successors… Awards season is in full swing, meaning endless discussions of which performances deserve to be rewarded and who has been snubbed. This means it is as good a time as any to celebrate some of the best talent to emerge from Hollywood. […]

Time to get All Shook Up as Baz Luhrmann shares first look at his untitled Elvis movie

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Starring Austin Butler (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as Elvis, Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) as Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker, Olivia DeJonge (The Visit) as Elvis’ wife Priscilla, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) as B.B. King, and Richard Roxburgh (Moulin Rouge) as Vernon Presley, Elvis’s father, Baz Luhrmann has shared the first […]

Movie Review – Finch (2021)

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Finch, 2021. Directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Starring Tom Hanks and Caleb Landry Jones. SYNOPSIS: On a post-apocalyptic earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his creator’s beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human. Can man’s best friend also be machine’s best friend? It’s rare to see […]

Tom Hanks leads an unlikely family in trailer for sci-fi drama Finch

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Following last week’s poster, Apple TV+ has now released a first trailer for the sci-fi drama Finch, which is directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones) and stars Tom Hanks as a man in a post-apocalyptic wasteland who forms an unlikely family with a robot and a dog. Check it out here… In “Finch,” a […]