Tom Hanks came to a bride’s rescue, when filming of his new movie delayed her arrival for the wedding services.
A girl’s wedding day is arguably the most nerve-wracking of her life, and she certainly goes to sleep the night before hoping everything will run smoothly. Of all the things that could throw a spanner in the works, however, a Hollywood movie star blocking the way to the church with his latest production is not usually top of her list of worries.
That’s exactly what happened to one Rome bride-to-be this week, however, when the path to the church was blocked by Tom Hanks and the crew of Angels And Demons, who were busy lensing scenes from the latest adaptation of the The Da Vinci Code author’s work outside the Pantheon.
The cameras stopped rolling momentarily, though, allowing Tom to help the young lady and her father on their way. The movie heavyweight chivalrously offered the bride his arm and even helped keep her long veil from trailing on the ground.
His good deed done, Tom got back to work on set with Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer – last seen opposite Dennis Quaid in Vantage Point. In the new flick the raven-haired beauty’s character Vittoria joins forces with Tom’s brooding symbologist Robert Langdon on a mission to unlock the secret world of the deadly ancient brotherhood known as the Illuminati, before they can kill again
All hope is not lost — Tom Hanks is living proof of that.
source: Tom comes to bride’s rescue after mystery filming delays wedding [hello magazine]
Darryl Hannah, the mermaid from Splash, who’s been acting for over 25 years, looked cosmetic surgery free at Fergie’s birthday party in Vegas on Thursday night.
Tom Hanks - In a play on the expression “art imitating life”, Hanks will play an on screen dad to a young man (Colin Hanks) who chooses to follow in the footsteps of a fading magician (John Malkovich) in The Great Buck Howard. Hanks’ character is less than thrilled about his son’s career decision. A film adaptation of Angels and Demons, the prequel to The Da Vinci Code, has been announced, and on April 11, 2007 it was revealed that Hanks would reprise his role as Robert Langdon and that he reportedly will receive the highest salary ever for an actor.
John Candy died in his sleep on March 4, 1994 while on location in Durango, Mexico, filming Wagons East!. He was 43 years old. An autopsy revealed that he had suffered the complete blockage of one of his coronary arteries leading to a myocardial infarction and a fatal cardiac arrhythmia.
At the time of his death, Candy had been making a concerted effort to improve his health; he had recently quit smoking and had started losing weight. His family had a history of heart disease, and he had been warned by doctors several times before to reduce his weight. There is public evidence to indicate that Candy was highly self-conscious about his weight all his life. A few years before his death, he canceled a scheduled appearance hosting a CBC awards show because the ceremony’s advertising campaign jokingly touted him as “the biggest star in Canada”. (Leslie Nielsen hosted the show instead.)
Eugene Levy’s career received a tremendous boost in 1999, when he was cast as the clueless but loving dad in the sleeper blockbuster American Pie. He reprised the role for the film’s two sequels, and starred in three straight-to-video sequels, becoming something of a cult hero in the process.
The raunchy sex scene in Charlie Wilson’s ‘War’ sees British actress Emily Blunt crawling over the Oscar-winning star, Tom Hanks and she admits that she enjoyed it.
“It was hot. It was surreal!” she says. “And embarrassing because it’s just you with your t**s hanging out, and you always hope the lighting’s nice.
But Tom is really sexy. I promise you! He just made it effortless, to do those scenes. And he was so protective of me. He’s a real gent.”
But she feels that 51-year-old Tom might have been less comfortable getting hot and heavy with a 24-year-old. Somehow I doubt this.
“Maybe it was weird for him, because I could be his daughter and I’m friends with his son Colin,” she reveals.
“Also because Tom Hanks is not known for these kinds of scenes, for being that kind of guy - and Charlie Wilson was a massive player, he was really promiscuous. And sexy!”
Malibu and the celebrities inside are being threatened by a dangerous brushfire burning near Puerco Canyon. Residents are being advised to evacuate. The strong Santa Ana winds are helping to spread the flames, with more than a 1,000 acres burned.
A landmark hillside home known as the “Malibu Castle,” owned by socialite philanthropist Lilly Lawrence, has already burned to the ground. Some celebs in the area have been evacuated, including Olivia Newton-John, director James Cameron, and country star Tanya Tucker. The summer party house owned by LG has also burned.
Other celebs who live the area include Jennifer Aniston, Sting, Bill Murray, Nick Nolte, Robin Wright Penn, Mel Brooks, Howie Mandel, Tatum O’Neal, Rob Reiner, Goldie Hawn, Linda Ronstadt, Jeff Bridges, David Arquette and Courteney Cox, David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg,Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. No word on whether they have been affected by the fire.
Source: “Malibu Fire Rages On — Celebs Being Evacuated?” [TMZ]
The long-awaited sequel to the Tom Hanks blockbuster “Forrest Gump” may finally be coming, reports Cinema Blend’s Josh Tyler.
It’s been thirteen years since Forrest Gump first ran into theaters, and now it looks like America’s favorite chocolate loving mental deficient may be back for a sequel. Forrest Gump II isn’t a new idea, Paramount has been kicking it around since the original movie made a bajillion dollars, and in 2001 they even hired Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth to pen a sequel screenplay.
An absolutely reliable, unfortunately anonymous source, contacted me tonight with the latest scoop on Forrest’s impending return. It seems that old 2001 Eric Roth screenplay is being dragged out of development hell for another look by Gump producers Steve Tisch and Wendy Finerman. Remember that the first Forrest Gump movie was based on a novel by Winston Groom. Roth’s sequel script was based on Groom’s followup novel, “Gump & Co”. “Gump & Co” takes place several years after “Forrest Gump” and finds Forrest’s shrimping business failed and Jenny dead, leaving Forrest a single unemployed father. As you’d expect, Gump still stumbles through more important historical events. In this case it’s a cavalcade of history from the 80s and 90s. He even meets Tom Hanks.
So, why didn’t Paramount make this five years ago when Roth first wrote the script? Apparently the project got bogged down in a big legal tiff between Groom, the book’s original author, and the studio. Groom claimed he wasn’t properly paid for Forrest Gump, and so refused to sell them the sequel rights to his other book. Evidently they’ve now worked it out.
The truly important question here is whether or not Tom Hanks will return. Our source says Finerman and Tisch are talking to him, but there’s nothing definitive yet. It is however likely that Gary Sinise will be back as Forrest’s battle damaged buddy Lt. Dan. If Tom can’t be talked into it, will they replace him? Word is they want this in theaters within the next couple of years, so while it’s possible, let’s hope they’re smart enough to scrap it if he’s not interested. No one does a better potty dance.
I’m honestly not sure how a sequel would work, since the original covered such a long period in the character’s life and touched on so many iconic pop culture and political moments. Still, where there’s a buck to be made, there’s a way.
Actor Tom Hanks was inducted Thursday as an honorary member of the U.S. Army’s Ranger Hall of Fame for his accurate portrayal of a World War II Army Ranger company commander in the movie “Saving Private Ryan” and for his continued commitment to honoring those who served in the war.
Besides his role in “Saving Private Ryan,” Hanks was cited for serving as the national spokesman for the World War II Memorial Campaign, for being the honorary chairman of the D-Day Museum Capital Campaign, and for his role in writing and helping to produce the Emmy Award-winning miniseries, “Band of Brothers.”
Hanks, who was unable to attend the induction ceremony, becomes the first actor to receive such an honor.
Certainly, a well-deserved honor given Hanks’ contributions to raising awareness of the heroism of WWII soldiers. Still, I’d have waited to induct him for an occasion when he could fit it into his schedule.
The honor is not totally unprecedented. George M. Cohan, who wrote a series of patriotic songs that inspired the WWI and WWII generations, including “You’re a Grand Old Flag”, “Over There,” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal (not, as popularly believed owing to the film “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” the Medal of Honor) by FDR.
“It was hot. It was surreal!” she says. “And embarrassing because it’s just you with your t**s hanging out, and you always hope the lighting’s nice.
