Tom Hanks Second Guessed The Bench Scenes in 'Forrest Gump'

Tom Hanks has Tim Allen's back. The actor, who is starring in the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic , has sparked headlines after weighing in on Allen's absence from Disney and Pixar's , the origin story for 's Buzz Lightyear. The animated film, which hit theaters in June, instead stars Chris Evans as the voice of the titular character. «I wanted to go head to head with Tim Allen,» Hanks told CinemaBlend when asked about Elvis and Lightyear being in theaters at the same time.

Tom Hanks is weighing in on Disney‘s decision not to cast Tim Allen in Lightyear.

Tom Hanks admitted he was confused by Disney's decision to replace Tim Allen with Chris Evans in the new "Lightyear" film about Allen's fictional "Toy Story" character, Buzz Lightyear. The 65-year-old actor was asked if it was "strange to be in theaters opposite a Buzz Lightyear film" as his "Elvis" flick rolled through cinemas at the same time.

Tom Hanks is still confused about why Disney's new "Lightyear" film doesn't feature Tim Allen's voice, particularly given that the "Home Improvement" star voiced the beloved Buzz Lightyear action figure in all four of the "Toy Story" films. In an interview with CinemaBlend, Tom, who was the voice of Woody in "Toy Story," was asked about his new "Elvis" movie being in theaters at the same time as a Tim-less "Lightyear.""How 'bout that? I actually wanted to go head-to-head with Tim Allen, and then they didn't let Tim Allen do it. I don't understand that," Tom said. The "Forrest Gump" actor said he just hopes that people return to the theaters to see movies. "Here's the thing: I want to go back in the theater with a bunch of strangers and leave with something in common," he said. "That's what I want to do.

“Lightyear,” Pixar’s attempt to reinvent the “Toy Story” franchise, continues to struggle at the box office and has now drawn a bit of casting confusion from the real-life Woody star himself Tom Hanks.Chris Evans voices the titular character in the new film, which is basically the blockbuster movie that inspired the TV spinoff that inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy that Andy had in “Toy Story.” If that sounds confusing, you’re not alone, as Hanks added his voice to the chorus of those confused why Tim Allen had no involvement in “Lightyear.”When asked if it will be strange for “Elvis” and “Lightyear” to overlap in theaters, Hanks told Cinema Blend: “How about that? Why it’s not — I actually, I wanted to go head to head with Tim Allen and they didn’t let Tim Allen do it. I don’t, I don’t understand that.” Despite Hanks’ confusion, the actor was happy that Hollywood was delivering audiences more product as the industry continues to try and entice consumers back into movie theaters.

Tom Hanks has revealed that he initially doubted the importance of the now-famous bench scenes in “Forrest Gump.”

No one loves crashing a wedding more than Tom Hanks!

Forty-plus years into his acting career, Tom Hanks is still going strong. He’s onscreen next as Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann‘s “Elvis” as Presley’s manager, and after that, he’s in Marc Forster‘s “A Man Called Otto” and Wes Anderson‘s latest, “Asteroid City.” READ MORE: Tom Hanks Teases Shelved Dean Martin Biopic Directed By Martin Scorsese But in a recent interview with The New York Times Magazine, Hanks didn’t talk about his upcoming roles.

Tom Hanks quickly jumped into action and yelled at a group of fans to "back the f–k off" from wife Rita Wilson after she was nearly knocked over while leaving dinner at Nobu Wednesday night in New York City. Hanks appeared stunned. "Knocking over my wife?" he asked as he stood looking visibly annoyed.

Getting protective. Tom Hanks stood up for his wife, Rita Wilson, when an excited crowd of fans caused her to nearly fall during a recent outing.

Tom Hanks had to scream to protect his wife, Rita Wilson, after she was nearly knocked to the ground by a frenzy of fans.

outraged over rumors about the actor’s health amid circulation of a video that shows him shaking onstage at the Australian premiere of his new film “Elvis.”In the just-released footage, recorded June 4, Hanks’ hands can be seen trembling as he appeared to struggle to keep a steady hold on a microphone — as the crowd laughs and cheers for his witty words. The 65-year-old film legend — who went public with his Type 2 diabetes diagnosis in 2013 — moved the mike back and forth between his shaking hands. At several points he attempted to hold the device with both hands as he spoke to his rapt audience.

Zack Sharf Tom Hanks won his first Oscar for best actor thanks to Jonathan Demme’s 1993 legal drama “Philadelphia,” in which he plays a gay man with HIV who is discriminated against at work. Cut forward almost 30 years later, and Hanks says he or any fellow straight actor would no longer be able to play the openly gay character at the heart of “Philadelphia.” Not that at Hanks sees a problem with that change in mentality in Hollywood.“Let’s address ‘could a straight man do what I did in “Philadelphia” now?’ No, and rightly so,” Hanks recently told The New York Times Magazine.