Landing 80 years: Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks in France to commemorate

If you follow the news at all, it probably won’t have escaped your notice that today we mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings. It was not only the international political elite who traveled to Normandy. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were invited to the commemoration. They were spotted yesterday at Caen-Carpike airport to take part in two ceremonies, one in Colleville-sur-Mer and the other in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer.

The arrival of two Hollywood stars was immortalized on the airport’s Facebook page…

Being apparently nothing but harmless; Spielberg and Hanks are behind Saving Private Ryan, which tells exactly that side of history. Spielberg’s masterpiece is also a limited edition item in the territory to mark the occasion.

“I considered his choice to be a courtesy to me”

Before arriving in France, the actor shared some memories of the shooting of the film with a local newspaper correspondent. Paris in the United States. His first film with a filmmaker who would become his friend.

“When one of the producers at Paramount sent us the script, I was immediately hooked. Steven read it at the same time. We called each other the next day and agreed to do it in 24 hours. Every actor dreams. Being in one of the movies, he didn’t need a star to make this project my to make it a reality. He confides.

Finding a particularly attentive Spielberg on the set and leaving little room for his actors will be at his expense. “He gave his actors a lot of initiative, he’s a lot more open to suggestions than you think.” comments Hanks, who remembers saving Private Ryan “The first action movie. I had never done any action movies before. So the fact that I was killed on screen didn’t bother me because it was part of a special context.”