Could Tom Hanks include him in “Philadelphia” as a modern street actor?: “No, and with good reason.”

Tom Hanks Says He Couldn’t Play Oscar-Winning Roles Forrest Gump s Philadelphia Today – and “all right”.

Talking about უ New York Times On two of his awards: As a gay AIDS advocate in the 1993 legal drama Philadelphia And as a person with a disability in the 1994 dramedy Forrest Gump – Hanks argues that currently street actors shouldn’t play homosexual characters.

Hanks describes both films as “a timely film at a time when you might not be able to do it right now”. Forrest Gump Constellation Gary Sinis plays double-knee amputee Lieutenant Dan Taylor as an example of an actor who “couldn’t” play the same character as before.

Asked if he likes the movie. Philadelphia ANY Forrest Gump It wouldn’t be created today because “mocking and being picked on on social media”, Hanks is quick to explain this concept. “There’s nothing you can do about it, but let’s ask, ‘Can the right man do what I did?’ Philadelphia “Now?” Hanks asks. “No, and rightly so.”

The actor who will be next in Baz Luhrmann ElvisHe noted that “the whole question Philadelphia “Don’t be afraid” and the part about how the audience at the time was able to participate in this film, as its protagonist was not a gay actor. Now, says Hanks, the timing is different, the authenticity of the work is more important.

“One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of this movie is that I was playing a gay man. “We’re beyond that now and I don’t think people accept the infallibility of being a gay guy,” he said.

Hanks defended those who argue that casting gay actors in gay roles or casting actors with disabilities is something Hollywood should do. “It’s not a crime,” he said, adding, “It’s not Buhu someone saying we’re asking for more movies in the modern realm of authenticity.”