| ISBN |
9781529151817 (paperback) |
| Name |
Hanks, Tom author. |
| Title |
The making of another major motion picture masterpiece : a novel / Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak. |
| Published |
London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Description |
417 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Back story -- Source material -- Development hell -- Prep -- Casting -- The shoot -- Post. |
| Summary |
This is 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. |
| Subjects |
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States -- Fiction |
| Actors -- Fiction |
| Superhero films -- Fiction |
| Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction |
| United States -- Civilization -- 1945-Fiction |
| Genre |
Humorous fiction |
| Other Names |
Sikoryak, R. illustrator. |
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