Given his fame and fortune, not to mention the seemingly never-ending wealth of blockbuster films he’s delivered, one would assume that Tom Hanks has seen and done it all in the entertainment industry.
The veteran actor has worked with a who’s who of directors and actors, and his sheer wealth of experience gives him almost unrivaled knowledge when it comes to the ins and outs of the game.
Yet Hanks will be the first to admit that he’d never encountered a director quite like the legendary Clint Eastwood. As per reports, Hanks had never worked with the Dirty Harry star prior to 2016’s Sully, and got quite the shock when he finally landed the opportunity.
In an interview conducted with The Guardian several years ago, Hanks revealed what it’s like to work as an actor when Eastwood’s sitting in the director’s chair. And it makes for interesting reading indeed…I don’t know about you, but I was quite surprised when I learned that Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood – two of Hollywood’s stand-out titans over the past half a century or so – had never worked with each before Sully…CONTINUE READING