Tom Hanks says ‘Philadelphia’ wouldn’t get made today with a straight actor in a gay role

Tom Hanks says 'Philadelphia' wouldn't get made today with a straight actor in a gay role

The “Elvis” actor reflected on the role in an interview this week with the New York Times’ David Marchese. The journalist asked Hanks about two of his most famous films — 1993’s “Philadelphia” and 1994’s “Forrest Gump,” in which he plays a character with undefined intellectual disabilities. Hanks called both films “timely movies, at the … Read more