Tom Hanks Reveals He Has Never Been Offered A Marvel Movie But Is Open To Starring As Superhero
Tom Hanks who starred in the original Laal Singh Chaddha, titled Forrest Gump, has revealed that he has never been offered a Marvel movie. However, he said that will is open to starring in one of the movies if offered the role. The actor compared MCU to John Ford¡¯s Western films that dominated the market at that time.
Tom Hanks who starred in the original Laal Singh Chaddha, titled Forrest Gump, has revealed that he has never been offered a Marvel movie. However, he said that will is open to starring in one of the movies if offered the role. The actor compared MCU to John Ford¡¯s Western films that dominated the market at that time.
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He said this while answering why he has never entered the superhero realm. He replied that he has been asked to. "Is there an era of film in which a very particular type of movie dominated the marketplace?" he asked.
He also compared the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise to the popularity of western movies in the 1950s and '60s."
"You could say Westerns in the 50s, alright¡ Let¡¯s take John Ford¡¯s Westerns. You can maybe say that that is the John Ford Universe of Westerns. It¡¯s not that different, perhaps, from the Marvel Universe of Motion Pictures."
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I read some where that @tomhanks expressed interest on joining in @MarvelStudios MCU. I think he be a good choice for Senator Kelly. Introduce him early in the MCU and mutants are slowly being introduced into the MCU. #MarvelStudios #Marvel #MCU #mutants #xmen #tomhanks pic.twitter.com/AOa7y1EXLq
¡ª Jose R. Alcaraz (@DarkKnight22679) September 15, 2022
"If it's a bodacious John Ford Western, would you do it?", Hanks asked and moments answered his own question, saying, "You might do that."
This means that Hanks is open to doing Marvel movies if right opportunity comes his way.
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#TomHanks revealed recently on the Happy Sad Confused #podcast why he hast not been in a #Marvel movie. According to Tom they have never asked him. He thinks the movies are ¡°quiet good¡±. Marvel you missed out on a good #ReedRichards ? #MCU #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/gjI8nogs35
¡ª Mason Vera Paine (@MasonVeraPaine) September 13, 2022
Furthermore, he said that he is a crazy Marvel fan who has seen all the MCU movies. However, he admired the work.
"Look, I haven't seen [every MCU movie]. I'll give you that right now... but the ones I've seen I've never come away from [them] without thinking, 'There are a couple of great performances in there. Man, those people really gave their all.'"
"Then after that, it¡¯s like, did they examine the theme that I wanted to be seen? I could tell you, all of them are quite good. They¡¯re all quite good," he said on Happy Sad Confused podcast.
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