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The making of another major motion picture masterpiece / Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak.
Van Pelt Library PS3608.A71522 M35 2023
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Hanks Making
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanks, Tom, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Civilization--1945---Fiction.
- United States.
- Superhero films--Fiction.
- Superhero films.
- Comic books, strips, etc--Fiction.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Motion pictures--Production and direction--United States--Fiction.
- Motion pictures.
- Actors--Fiction.
- Actors.
- Civilization.
- Motion pictures--Production and direction.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Humorous fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 417 pages : illustrations, some color ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
- Summary:
- "From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. 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.""-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Back story
- Source material
- Development hell
- Prep
- Casting
- The shoot
- Post.
- Notes:
- "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780525655596
- 052565559X
- 9781524712327
- 1524712329
- OCLC:
- 1344544722
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