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Maybe we’ll get more Big-era Hanks, or perhaps Hanks from his first real “hit”, the 1982 anti-D&D flick Mazes and Monsters.Photo: Dia Dipasupil (Getty Images)Not to be left behind in any trend-chasing, Hollywood is scrambling after the promise of artificial intelligence. In this case, one movie is banking its premise on the promise of AI-driven deepfake tech.In a Tuesday release, the AI-centric VFX company Metaphysic said it was partnering with production company Miramax for the upcoming movie Here, directed by Robert…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Hanks is set to be digitally de-aged using AI technology for a new film from Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis.The actor, who has worked with Zemeckis before on films including Cast Away, Forrest Gump and The Polar Express, has been cast in the filmmaker’s new project Here.Based on a graphic novel by Richard McGuire, Here takes place entirely within the confines of a…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Hanks has revealed a surprising acting tip that he received for the first time on a recent project.The two-time Oscar-winning actor is currently in cinemas with the comedy-drama A Man Called Otto. In the Marc Forster-directed film, Hanks plays a grumpy widower who has shut out much of the world, due to his grief. Though Hanks has been in the entertainment industry since the early…

Nominations for the 43rd Annual Razzie Awards were announced Monday and it was a good (or bad) day for “Blonde,” Disney’s “Pinocchio” and “Morbius.” The Netflix movie “Blonde,” starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, received the most nods with eight, including worst picture, director and screenplay. “Good Mourning” with seven nominations, including worst actor for its star Colson Baker a.k.a. Machine Gun Kelly. Disney’s “Pinocchio” racked up six nominations, while “Morbius” has five and “The King’s Daughter” three. The…

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures Tom Hanks may be in his 60s, but he will still be considered America’s sweetheart, with nary a negative word to say about the prolific actor. An onscreen icon with a career spanning decades, it’s unthinkable that he will ever deliver a performance that’s less than excellent, especially being a two-time Academy Award winner for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. However, there’s been a bit of a bump in the road recently.  With the Golden Raspberry Awards releasing its…

Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks exists on that rare pedestal of celebrities that can be deemed as universally beloved, which places him among a very small few that also includes the likes of Keanu Reeves, Brendan Fraser, Dolly Parton, and a small handful of others at most. And yet, because the internet is a scary place where the rules of logic frequently do not apply, America’s Dad has been roped into the ongoing and utterly nonsensical QAnon conspiracy theory. Quite how…

The Christmas season may be over but there are some Christmas traditions that are simply eternal. One of these is the famous Tom Cruise cake. The Mission: Impossible star famously sends out hundreds, if not thousands, of a specific cake to numerous people during the holiday season and Tom Hanks discusses just how popular the cake is among those that get a chance to eat it. In a recent appearance on Mythical Kitchen, Tom Hanks went through what his “last meal” would be if he could eat anything he wanted, and it turns out…

M3GAN has been taking the horror world by storm this month, so much so that M3GAN 2.0 is already in the works. However, come next month, there’ll be a new menace to entertain moviegoers, because Cocaine Bear is coming. Elizabeth Banks directed the upcoming horror movie, and ahead of its release, she’s getting some early promotion in by drinking a unique cocktail created by fellow actor Tom Hanks: a blend of Diet Coke and champagne, or “Diet Cokagne.” See what he did there?Because Elizabeth Banks made Cocaine Bear, the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTom Hanks has revealed which of his films he believes does not get enough praise.The actor has been a regular fixture in Hollywood since the late 1980s, racking up roles in high-profile films including Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me If You Can.He won two Oscars back-to-back in 1994 and 1995 for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia respectively, with the Cast Away actor being…

It may still be early in the 2023 new movie release schedule, but there’s never a bad time for a surprise at the movies. M3GAN’s success story was the first big happening at the movies this year, as it over-performed even its rosiest estimates when all was done and dusted. However, a new surprise has just reared its head, as Tom Hanks’ role as a lovable grump in A Man Called Otto has seemingly beat the odds. (Image credit: Sony Pictures Releasing)How Well A Man Called Otto Performed At This Weekend’s Box OfficeHeading…