March 28, 2024

Dale, Haley, Hanks Visit “Parkland”

James Badge Dale, Jackie Earle Haley, Colin Hanks, David Harbour and Ron Livingston have all joined the cast of Peter Landesman's "Parkland". The story follows the chaotic events that occurred at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. They join the previously-announced Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob … [Read more...]

“Artist” Helmer, Tom Hanks Enter A “Garden”

Filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius ("The Artist") is in talks to direct an adaptation of Erik Larson's nonfiction book "In The Garden Of Beasts" at Universal Pictures and Playtone says Deadline. Tom Hanks will star as William Dodd, a mild-mannered Chicago professor in the early 1930's who becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Germany before … [Read more...]

Tom Hanks Is “In the Garden of Beasts”

Tom Hanks is eyeing Erik Larson's recent nonfiction bestseller "In the Garden of Beasts" as a starring vehicle says The Hollywood Reporter. Universal and Hanks' Playtone have optioned the film rights to the book which tells the true story of William Dodd, the United States' reluctant and mild-mannered ambassador to Berlin in 1933. Dodd and his … [Read more...]

Tom Hanks Takes A “Patriot Down”

Tom Hanks has been offered the lead in political thriller "Patriot Down" at New Regency says Variety. The story kicks off with Air Force One being gunned down over Pakistan, leaving the on-the-run president to fend for himself. Kevin Walsh, former assistant to Scott Rudin, will produce the project. Hanks will next be seen in "Extremely Loud And … [Read more...]