‘News of the World’ Review: ‘True Grit’ Meets ‘The Searchers’ in Dry Tom Hanks Western

Tom Hanks has new look!

 Tom Hanks  is gearing up to play Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in a forthcoming film about the musical legend--but one of the requirements for the role is “horrible,” according to the actor.The 64-year-old first gave fans a look at his brand new bald head on Tuesday during an interview on The Graham Norton Show.

Tom Hanks has a new ‘do! The Academy Award winner debuted his latest look during an interview on The Graham Norton Show on December 29, and revealed he’s not a huge fan of his hairless head. “Can you see that? Look at that thing!” the actor said as he flashed his bald head at the camera.

Helena Zengel.“News of the World” is adapted from the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass.

Tom Hanks was an absolute team player on the set of “News of the World”, according to 12-year-old co-star Helena Zengel.

Tom Hanks‘ young co-star in News of The World is opening up about working with the iconic actor in the new movie, and how he helped her with her role for the flick.

Texas’ Space City took another step toward the future Tuesday when Axiom Space, which aims to develop the first private space station, chose Houston as its home. Elon Musk called South Texas "the gateway to Mars" earlier this month due to its support for his SpaceX operations, but now Houston will house a 14-acre facility where Axiom plans to build components for its station according to Mayor Sylvester Turner.

“News of the World.” Some of you might be thinking this must be his first cowboy role. To those, we respond: Have you forgotten about Woody so soon?All of Hanks — not just his voice — is employed in this second cowboy role, playing Capt.

When you watch the latest trailer for “News of the World,” does it give off those “Star Wars” vibes to you? Probably not. But according to the film’s star, Tom Hanks, his upcoming Western is pretty much just “‘The Mandalorian’ without lightsabers.” And yes, that’s a direct quote.

“Greyhound” that was released in the summer. Kidd taps into all the qualities that make Hanks one of the world’s most popular actors: pathos, empathy, star quarterback charisma and a lesser-seen side — grit.Kidd’s speeches aren’t singsong “Forrest Gump” stories; they’re fraught with peril.

Texas, 1870.

Also Read: 'News of the World' Film Review: Tom Hanks Plays a Searcher Who Reads the Legends in Old-School Western“News of the World” was shot in New Mexico in late 2019 and features Hanks as a former soldier in post-Civil War Texas who travels from town to town reading stories from newspapers for gatherings of people.

It was the summer of 2019 in the lobby of London's Soho Hotel. Helena Zengel, a then-11-year-old German actress with a still-shaky command of English, was meeting British director Paul Greengrass, who was looking to cast the second lead, alongside Tom Hanks, in his new Western News of the World, which Universal is set to open Dec.

The country world is in mourning following the death of Charley Pride. The 86-year-old country music legend, who was best known for his 1971 hit 'Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'', passed away in his home city of Dallas, Texas, from complications of Covid-19 on Saturday (12.

The balm of the storyteller is central to the work of Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd, an ex-infantryman who travels from town to town in Texas five years after the Civil War, for a modest fee reading lively accounts of events from both nearby and far afield to people in need of healing.

Watch Video: 'News of the World' Trailer: Tom Hanks Reunites With Paul Greengrass in New WesternBut “News of the World” borrows less from Ford’s “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (in which a newspaperman famously advises, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend”) than from “The Searchers,” about a Civil War veteran who finds redemption by rescuing the daughter of settlers from her indigenous kidnappers.

Billy Bob Thorton had the unique task of playing a naughty version in the 2003 film Bad Santa.The Arkansas native admitted in October 2019 that he turned to method acting for the infamous scene where his character, Willie, gets drunk before reporting to duty as a mall Santa.“I was drunk. It’s so obvious,” he told Entertainment Weekly at the time.