Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan teamed for two rom-com classics: 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle and 1998’s You’ve Got Mail.
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Shania Twain's Hollywood Bowl show over the weekend, with Kristen Bell snapping a selfie to commemorate the occasion. Wearing a bright orange hat and grinning from ear to ear, Bell appears with her husband — a teary-eyed Dax Shepard — while Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson pop into frame behind them. In her caption, Bell jokingly calls the latter «really nice randos!» «Saw @shaniatwain at the @hollywoodbowl last night and sat next to some really nice randos! Dad was crying by the first song and the randos kept photobombing us but other than that it was a perfect night!!!!» the star quipped. Twain herself replied in the comments, commending Shepard for his emotions. «Crying at the first song? Impressive @daxshepard,» the singer wrote.
(The song in question? "Wake Up Dreaming.") Bell posted a series of photos and videos from the evening, including one clip of her and Shepard snuggled up and singing along to «Still the One.» In the final shot, Hanks can be seen offering the picture-perfect definition of a photobomb, mugging exquisitely for the camera behind Bell and Shepard. A post shared by kristen bell (@kristenanniebell)Bell and Shepard are headed toward their milestone 10th anniversary this fall, while Hanks and Wilson celebrated 35 years of marriage earlier this month. In an interview with ET last November, Bell shared her key to relationship longevity.«Stay vulnerable,» Bell said. «At least my secret.
You've gotta be vulnerable — we have to be vulnerable when we don't want to be. That's what works for us.»As for Hanks, he told ET back in 2015 about the moment he and Wilson first met.“When we first looked at each other there was definitely a kind of (pointing to camera), ‘Hey, this is the place!’ I felt that anyway,” he said.
.Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan teamed for two rom-com classics: 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle and 1998’s You’ve Got Mail.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are gearing up for their latest team-up.The couple stepped out at the New York City premiere at the Alice Tully Hull at Lincoln Center on Tuesday night to promote Wes Anderson's newest film featuring an A-list ensemble. Hanks plays Stanley Zak, father to Jason Schwartzman's war photographer Augie Steenbeck, while Wilson is also featured in the film.The star-studded cast also features Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell, Hong Chau, Liev Schreiber, Jeff Goldblum, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Matt Dillon, Maya Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Jake Ryan and many more. It received a six-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month.«I'm going to say we throw ourselves into the loving hands and the delightful care of Mr.
Tom Hanks turned down the lead role in When Harry Met Sally, his wife Rita Wilson has revealed.The Oscar-winning actor was approached to play Harry by writer Nora Ephron but despite appearing in further rom-coms such as You’ve Got Mail and Sleepless In Seattle that she wrote, he snubbed the 1989 movie because he could not relate to the idea of the character being depressed after his divorce.He had recently divorced his first wife Samantha Lewes at the time.“People probably don’t know this, but Tom was offered when Harry Met Sally and he turned it down because he was going through a divorce and he was very happy to be not married,” Wilson said during an appearance on iHeartPodcast’s Table For Two With Bruce Bozzi.She continued, “And so he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than just like, ‘I’m so happy’.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are loving grandparenthood. What's more, the pair know exactly how to get the most out of enjoying time with their grandchildren.The happy couple walked the carpet at the premiere of Wes Anderson's new film at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on Tuesday, and the pair addressed the joys of spending time with their grandkids.«All you gotta do is love those little brats and they're better than TV,» Tom said, beaming, before quickly adding, «They're little brats, they're extraordinary young women.»«Theyextraordinary young women,» Rita added with a laugh.Tom is a father of four — he and Wilson share sons Chet, 32, and Truman 27, while Hanks is also father to son Colin, 45, and daughter Elizabeth, 41, from his previous marriage.
Tom Hanks had two rom-com hits with Meg Ryan, "Sleepless in Seattle" and "You’ve Got Mail," and it turns out there could have been a third if he hadn’t turned down "When Harry Met Sally." On the "Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi" podcast, Hanks’ wife, Rita Wilson, revealed the reason he turned down the iconic movie. "People probably don’t know this, but Tom was offered ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ and he turned it down because he was going through a divorce, and he was very happy to be not married," Wilson explained. "And so, he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than just like, ‘I’m so happy,’" she continued.
Tom Hanks turned down “When Harry Met Sally” because he was happily divorced and couldn’t relate.Hanks, 66, and Meg Ryan, 61, almost had a rom-com trio after starring in 1993’s “Sleepless in Seattle” and 1998’s “You’ve Got Mail,” both written and directed by Nora Ephron.But Hank’s wife Rita Wilson, 66, revealed that the “Forrest Gump” star declined the offer to star alongside Ryan in 1989’s “When Harry Met Sally” — also written by Ephron — because he couldn’t relate to the character of Harry Burns being depressed post-divorce.“People, probably don’t know this, but Tom was offered ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and he turned it down because he was going through a divorce and he was very happy to be not married,” Hank’s current wife said on the “Table for Two With Bruce Bozzi” podcast.“And so he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than just like, ‘I’m so happy.’ But I loved that script,” Wilson continued.Hanks and his first wife Samantha Lewes got married in 1978 when Hanks was 21 years old and eventually divorced in 1987.
It’s hard to imagine anyone but Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, but apparently, Tom Hanks was also in the running for the role.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are loving grandparenthood. What’s more, the pair know exactly how to get the most out of enjoying time with their grandchildren.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan rom-com that could've been!Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson, is revealing the reason Hanks turned down a role opposite Ryan in the 1989 hit, . Appearing on Bruce Bozzi's iHeart Podcast, on Tuesday, Wilson shared that Hanks was going through a divorce from his first wife, Samantha Lewes, at the time, and couldn't relate to Harry's storyline and his melancholic view over his wife Helen leaving him.Hanks divorced Lewes in 1987 after nine years of marriage, and went on to marry Wilson in 1988.
The New Yorker, Hanks was asked why he gets offended when he hears people say they “hate” a specific film.“OK, let’s admit this: We all have seen movies that we hate,” he told the publication. “I have been in some movies that I hate.
Sophia Scorziello editor Peter Meyer, beloved entertainment industry manager, died on May 14 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. after a five-year battle with sarcoma, his sister Patty K. Meyer shared. He wast 68. Meyer was an agent and manager to numerous Hollywood industry professionals. Since 1990, he represented clients under his agency, Meyer Management. “He was known and beloved by hundreds of industry pros,” Patty said. Most recently, he represented rights holders and producers on Denzel Washington’s “The Equalizer.” Meyer attended Yale University where he wrote his senior thesis, “MGM and the Studio System in the Age of Mass Production.” The thesis was later published as an award-winning book and was also printed in Variety.
Not every film he did was great, Tom Hanks admits.
Even a Hollywood icon like Tom Hanks admits to occasionally hating his own films.
Over five decades and eighty films, Tom Hanks has steadily become one of Hollywood’s most estimable acting talents. But not even Hanks abides by every movie he’s done; in fact, he says only four of them are “pretty good,” and he hates a few of them, too.
Tom Hanks has revealed that, throughout his filmography, there are a few films he has starred in that he hates.Speaking with The New Yorker, the Oscar-winning actor explained: “Ok, let’s admit this: We all have seen movies that we hate. I have been in some movies that I hate. You have seen some of my movies and you hate them.“Here are the five points of the Rubicon that are crossed by anybody who makes movies,” he continued.
Giddy up! Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard had an impromptu double date with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at a recent Shania Twain concert.
Shania Twain had a few famous faces in the audience as she performed at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night.
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She's still the one! Shania Twain drew a celebrity-packed crowd to her "Queen of Me" show at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night. It appeared to be date night for the stars as two beloved Hollywood couples showed up to enjoy the concert. Actress Kristen Bell took to Instagram to share her evening with husband of 7 years, Dax Shepard, joking they were seated next to some "really nice" random people, who happened to be Tom Hanks and his wife of 35 years, Rita Wilson.