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Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks has received an honorary doctor of arts degree from Harvard University. Actor Tom Hanks examines a ball as part of a spoof during Harvard University commencement exercises on the school's campus, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. Hanks was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts during the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)(AP) Hanks, 66, appeared at Harvard University to deliver a commencement address to graduating students in Cambridge,…

Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks has received an honorary doctor of arts degree from Harvard University. Hanks, 66, appeared at Harvard University to deliver a commencement address to graduating students in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Thursday, People reported. The Ivy League school conferred an honorary doctorate of arts upon the actor as he joked that he had received the degree "without having done a lick of work, without having spent any time in class, without once walking into that library." "I don`t…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIn a keynote speech to Harvard University graduates, Tom Hanks argued that Americans who don’t embrace liberty and those who remain indifferent to it are harmful to “creating a more perfect union”.On Thursday (25 May), the Oscar-winning actor was invited to send off over 9,000 graduates at the university’s 372nd commencement ceremony. Welcoming him on stage, Harvard President Lawrence…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRita Wilson has responded to a viral video in which she and husband Tom Hanks appear to be shouting at a man at Cannes Film Festival.The couple, who last month marked their 35th wedding anniversary, were in attendance at the film festival to see Wes Anderson’s new film Asteroid City. You can read The Independent’s glowing review of the film here.Following the event, photos went viral…

No, Tom Hanks wasn’t pulling an Alec Baldwin on the Cannes red carpet Tuesday night, or abandoning his reputation as one of the nicest movie stars in Hollywood. Hanks’ wife, Rita Wilson, has come forward to offer an explanation for images circulating online, which appear to show her usually genial husband looking uncharacteristically frustrated as the couple arrived at the film festival Tuesday night for the premiere of his new movie, “Asteroid City.” The images show a brief moment of Hanks looking aggrieved and gesturing…

Actor Tom Hanks has set Hollywood abuzz with a revelation that's as thrilling as a plot twist. Hanks, known for his stellar performances, has delved into the fascinating world where artificial intelligence (AI) and film collide. He hinted that even after his death, his digital character could grace the silver screen. FILE PHOTO: Tom Hanks poses as he arrives at the London screening of 'Elvis' in London, Britain May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo(REUTERS) In a recent podcast chat with Adam…

Hollywood star Tom Hanks is talking about how Artificial Intelligence technology could potentially make it possible for him to continue appearing in new films even after his death. “What is a bona fide possibility right now, if I wanted to, I could get together and pitch a series of seven movies that would star me in them in which I would be 32 years old from now until kingdom come,” Hanks said in a podcast. He added, “Anybody can now recreate themselves at any age they are by way of AI or deep…

Tom Hanks chatted about the upcoming Wes Anderson film “Asteroid City” as well as dogs and the possibility that he will be an eternal star thanks to AI animating him long after he’s dead in a recently published podcast. “I could get together and pitch a series of seven movies that would star me in them in which I would be 32 years old from now until kingdom come,” Hanks told The Adam Buxton Podcast, stating a real possibility in the current filmmaking landscape. “I could be hit by a bus tomorrow and that’s…

Name: Tom Hanks.Age: 66.Appearance: Forever on our screens.Yes, we’ll always have Splash. Not to mention all the other films.Of course: Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Turner & Hooch. And don’t forget about all the films still to come.God willing, there will be plenty more. There’s no God about it. Hanks will be in films long after he is dead.Yes, but that’s how films work. No, I mean that he will continue to star in films made after his death.Who says? Hanks says.He is a good actor, but I think he might be overestimating…

Tom Hanks, the beloved US actor, has joined the ranks of striking Hollywood writers, declaring that society is at "an evolutionary crossroads." Hanks, currently on a tour promoting his debut novel, "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece," revealed that he, too, is participating in the strike. Actor Tom Hanks attends the Photo Call for ''A Man Called Otto'' at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California.(Reuters) Over 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA)…