The making of another major motion picture masterpiece

Author

Tom Hanks

Call Number

• FICTION HANK (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

Physical Description

417 pages : illustrations, some color ; 24 cm.

Summary

"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film's extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the go-fer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story - all created by Hanks himself - including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel's 'major motion picture masterpiece.'"--

Notes

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf and Alfred A. Knopf Canada"--Title page verso.

Contents

• Back story
• Source material
• Development hell
• Prep
• Casting
• The shoot
• Post.