Tom Hanks, 66, was the first famous Hollywood actor to contract covidin March 2020. He and his wife, the actress, actually got sick Rita Wilson, Australia, where Hanks was filming the movie Elvis. Their notoriety and the novelty of the case brought them to the front pages of newspapers around the world.
Restored after a couple of months, Tom Hanks took advantage of the general lockdown brought about by the pandemic at write his first novel. He collects typewriters, the first was a 1973 Olivetti electric, but of course he typed The making of another great cinematic masterpiece (Behind the scenes of another cinematic masterpiece), on computer.
Inspired by his anecdotes, having made more than 100 films, the actor defines his fiction as “the story of the process of taking a film from the page to the screen”, and also how a tribute to all the workers who help film itfrom the screenwriter to the director passing through the assistants.
Promote a novel in full unemployment
What a paradox, it fell to Tom Hanks to promote his first novel, about the process and people involved in making a film, in the midst of the strike of more than 11,000 Hollywood film and television writers, who have since picketed May 2 out of channels, studios and all streaming companies.
“The industry is at a crossroads and needs to sit down to fix it,” is what Hanks thinks.
The plaintiff claims to be a member of all trade unions, including that of the producer, and therefore argues that the problem is complex to solve, even if he obviously sympathizes with the writers that they have said enough, because they are the creators of the content that is sold with great profits and do not receive remuneration based on their contribution.
“It doesn’t have to do with the artistic, but with the financial one -he assures-, with which portion of the cake you will give to whoever creates the content for you”.
Remember I was filming Charlie Wilson’s Warwith Julia Roberts, when 15 years ago there was the previous writers’ strike, 100 days that cost the industry 2,500 million dollars and to which he also expressed solidarity. “It was very depressing on set, everyone sitting around waiting for news of a fix that wasn’t coming.”
In these 2 weeks where the conflict is going on, it is very common to see artists coming to the pickets to show them solidarity.
Could be Tina Fei OR susan sarandon. And in the absence of new entertainment on late night television shows that are all on hold, some artists want to entertain the writers who always entertain them for once. As happened in front of Netflix, in the Hollywood neighborhood, where the guitarist and singer of Imagine Dragons approached to sing their hits.
Shared lessons and an ode to the Beatles
A 5-year-old turns his uncle into an idol and then into a comic book superhero, back from WWII, a rebel, biker hero who will end up starring in a Marvel-like movie decades later. With this underpinning, Hanks sets out to recount the lessons he learned during his prolific career.
The first was in 1984 when I was just starting out and was acting Sketches. He thought he should be as funny as the comedian. John Candybut director Ron Howard explained that his only mission in the film was to fall in love with the girl/mermaid, Daryl Anna.
Understand what the text says, your first lesson. Mister cute boy, as they call it here, wants to invite us to share their journey. Respected on both sides of the crack, in his many facets as a comedian, dramatic actor, producer, writer.
On his Instagram account he made a video in which he is seen surrounded by his brand new books on the day of the editorial launch, with a matching soundtrack. “Sir, ma’am, will you read my book? It took me years to write it,” sing the Beatles Paperback writer. And why not, Tom Hanks also dreams of becoming a paperback writer.
Source: Clarin
