Hollywood star Tom Hanks has not too long ago revealed that a sequel to his Oscar-winning film `Forrest Gump` had been a serious possibility however for solely 40 minutes. According to Variety, Hanks made the revelation on the `Happy Sad Confused` podcast. He mentioned, “I’ll say that, with a very long time in between, we did take a stab at speaking about one other `Forrest Gump` that lasted all of 40 minutes. And then we by no means…we mentioned, `Guys, come on.`
“A smart thing I did is I`ve never signed a contract that had a contractual obligation to a sequel. I`ve always said, `Guys, if there`s a reason to do it, let`s do it. But you guys can`t force me.` There is that natural inclination that is one of pure commerce that says, `Hey, you just had a hit, so do it again and you`ll have a hit,`” he added.
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The Oscar-winning drama was based mostly on the 1986 novel, which led to the 1995 ebook sequel `Gump and Co`. The movie adaptation of the primary ebook was a field workplace powerhouse, incomes USD 678 million worldwide and changing into the top-grossing movie within the U.S. in 1994. Hanks received the Oscar for finest actor, whereas the movie received the prize for finest image and 4 extra Academy Awards. Despite the movie`s reputation and Oscar success, a sequel by no means took concrete form for Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis. Hanks` profession has not been jam-packed with sequels, and that`s as a result of the actor hardly ever hears a adequate concept to warrant a return to one among his characters, reported Variety.
Meanwhile, Hanks and Zemeckis have reunited for Disney`s live-action `Pinocchio`, which begins streaming on September 8 on Disney Plus. As per Variety, this new challenge marks the fourth collaboration between the duo, who first teamed up for `Forrest Gump` after which reunited on `Cast Away` and once more on the animated Christmas film `The Polar Express.
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