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HBO Developing New WW2 Mini-Series with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:30:14 +0000

Any TV fan knows that all good things cinematic come in threes, so why would HBO's collaboration with legendary director Steven Spielberg and Hollywood icon Tom Hanks be any different? Following 2001's acclaimed mini-series 'Band of Brothers' and 2010 successor 'The Pacific,' the holy TV trinity has begun work on a third World War II mini-series, to once again adapt another historical account. Get the details on HBO's 'Masters of the Air' from Spielberg and Hanks inside!

'Saving Mr. Banks': First Look at Tom Hanks as Walt Disney

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:29:00 +0000

Tom Hanks is among Hollywood's most beloved actors, so who better to inhabit Walt Disney, one of Tinseltown's most ambitious dreamers? Hanks is portraying Disney in 'Saving Mr. Banks,' and today we're getting our first look at the man in all his mustachioed glory.

'Cloud Atlas' Featurette: The Actors Loved Making It

Damon Houx — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:13:21 +0000

'Cloud Atlas' opens Friday, and it's the sort of picture that will have people raving about it, one way or the other. Our own Matt Singer gave it an 8 out of 10, where others are calling it one of the best films of the year. The actors involved seemed to love making it, or at least that's the impression they give in this new featurette.

Tom Hanks Shows Up On 'SNL'

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:58:45 +0000

Amid last night’s ‘Saturday Night Live‘ cold open — mocking the second Presidential Debate — a familiar face emerged from the crowd… Nope, it wasn’t Aidy Bryant (who portrayed Candy Crowley), nor Jason Sudeikis as Governor Mitt Romney or newcomer Jay Pharaoh playing an eerily accurate President Obama. In fact, it wasn’t a member of the current [...]

See Your Favorite Male Celebs Morphed Into Surprisingly Attractive Women

Emerald Catron — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:15:19 +0000

Photo blog Worth 1,000 had a contest for participants to turn male celebrities into women. The results are amazing, although usually not particularly attractive. Tom Hanks fared the best in this contest, probably because he is, as you know, awesome. Not everybody else came out looking like a fair maiden from the Renn Faire. Check [...]

Tom Hanks Producing a JFK Assassination Movie

Sean O'Connell — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:20:18 +0000

Tom Hanks is one of the few Hollywood mega-stars we’d trust with our nation’s history. No offense, major A-listers, but handsome doesn’t always equal intelligent. But Hanks has flexed his obsessive interest in historical events in outstanding films and dramas series such as ‘Band of Brothers,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Apollo 13.’ And a new report suggests Hanks is ready to tackle one of America’s top controversies: The JFK assassination.