The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece – Tom Hanks

Summary

Bill Johnson, a celebrated film director, makes a multi-million-dollar superhero movie based on a 1940s graphic novel. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece takes us from the WWII soldier who inspired the graphic novel to the post-editing of the final product in modern-day California, sharing everything that goes into making movie magic.

Quote

“Find a Life, not an Occupation”

Interesting Facts

• Tom Hanks has starred in more than 100 movies and won 2 oscars over his 45-year career.
• This is his second book. In 2017, he published Uncommon Type, short stories inspired by his collection of 17 vintage typewriters.¹
• His editor suggested he writes a novel about the making of a movie, as people might be curious about the process.²
• The author wrote the book whenever he was not working as an actor (at home, on planes, on vacation, etc).³
• Tom Hanks has said that he has sometimes been difficult on set, like his character O.K. Bailey. For example, he once insisted on wearing sunglasses in a scene, and the director of photography and the producer had to dissuade him.⁴
• You can read the script of the fictional movie “Knightshade: The Lathe of Firefall” here.

¹ Source: Screen Rant
² Source: PBS News
³ Source: BBC
⁴ Source: Los Angeles Times