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Tom Hanks says a direct actor could not participate his gay 'Philadelphia' role today "and rightfully so"
Tom Hanks won his first of two consecutive acting Oscars for his role in 'Philadelphia' in 1993, but stated that a straight actor such as himself couldn't play the role today.
Hanks played a gay man with HIV in the 1993 Jonathan Demme film, but Hanks told the New York Times that a direct actor like him wouldn't be given the role today - with excellent reason, Hanks added.
“Let’s speak to ‘could a straight guy do what I did in “Philadelphia” now?’ No, and rightly so,” Hanks told The New York Times Magazine.
“The whole aim of ‘Philadelphia’ was don’t be afraid. One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that show is that I was playing a gay gentleman. We’re beyond that now, and I don’t assume people would accept the inauthenticity of a direct guy playing a homosexual guy.”
“It’s not a crime, it’s not boohoo, that someone would say we are going to require more of a show in the modern realm of authenticity,” Hanks added. “Do I sound love I’m preaching? I don’t mean to.”
'Philadelphia' was director Jonathan Demme's follow-up to his blockbuster Oscar-winning thriller 'Th
Tom Hanks wouldn't take his role as gay human in Philadelphia if he was offered it now
Tom Hanks has explained why he would decide against the idea of playing a gay man in Philadelphia if he was offered the part now.
The 67-year-old played young lawyer Andrew Beckett in the 1993 film who is diagnosed with AIDS and struggles to get by in a homophobic society.
His portrayal of the nature earned him an Oscar for Best Actor at the 1994 Academy Awards.
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However, Hanks has since opened up about why he wouldn't take such a role today.
In a 2022 interview with The New York Times, writer David Marchese said: “There’s no way a linear actor would be cast in Philadelphia today and Forrest Gump would be dead in the water.”
The actor replied: “Let’s deal with ‘could a straight male do what I did in Philadelphia now?’
“No, and rightly so.
“The whole gesture of Philadelphia was don’t be afraid.
“One of the reasons people weren’t scared of that movie is that I was playing a gay man.
“We’re beyond that now, and I don’t
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“Let’s address, ‘Could a straight man do what I did in Philadelphia now?’ No, and rightly so,” the Captain Phillips star, 65, told The New York Times in a Q&A published on Monday, June 13. “The whole point of Philadelphia was don’t be frightened. One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man.”
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